'Sickening' hypocrisy after AFL's pledge to women
OPINION
There was a sickening sense of hypocrisy when reading through the AFL headlines on Wednesday evening.
The league issued a media release in the afternoon revealing a minute’s silence will be conducted before each game this week as a sign of solidarity with women suffering violence at the hands of men.
Bravo!
Violence against women is a scourge on this country and the events of the past couple of weeks have shaken the nation into action.
An organisation as large and influential as the AFL should be doing everything it can to help curb the national crisis.
But that revelation made Essendon coach Brad Scott’s comments about Tarryn Thomas all the more concerning.
I’ve been a staunch Bombers fan for 25 years – my grandmother gave me a choice between supporting Hawthorn or Essendon, and I’ve been donning the sash ever since.
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