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The AFL has been forced to issue a public apology to a former player and his family who was incorrectly mourned at the Australian Football Hall of Fame dinner on Tuesday night. Hawthorn premiership player Michael Porter was included in the ‘in memoriam’ segment of the night, where the league pays tribute to members of the AFL community who have died in the past 12 months.
John Kennedy sends cheerio to ‘deceased’ premiership teammate. Porter is alive and well at 79 years of age. Once it became aware of its error, the AFL moved quickly to apologise to the family. “Once this innocent mistake was realised we moved quickly to ring and apologise to everyone affected, including Michael, and thank him for his understanding,” a league spokesperson said.
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