‘Not going to dignify it’: AFL boss condemns Sam Newman’s Welcome to Country call
Welcome to Country ceremonies have been a feature of AFL finals games, and McLachlan made it clear they are going nowhere.
“It’s been spectacular football, spectacular crowds and the pre-match has been respected by all our supporters and then launched into the game … I couldn’t be happier with how the finals series has been playing out. Appearing on 3AW radio, Newman was asked by host Tony Jones whether his suggestion was “inciting violence”.Source: News Corp Australia“The public have had a gutful of people telling us how to live our lives, particularly footballing organisations.
“The people who welcome you to country get a nice stipend out of it. Why do they charge? It’s just a rort.”
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