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Article: AFL: League to soften stance on tough play
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2002
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AFL: League to soften stance on tough play
By Chris Lines
MELBOURNE, Aug 7 AAP - The AFL has signalled a more tolerant approach
to tough play
after the good reception to last weekend's rugged contest between
Brisbane and Essendon.
Nineteen reports were laid from the game, and AFL football operations
manager Andrew
Demetriou admitted that was something of an overreaction considering
the positive response
to the match by fans.
"It was a really good old fashioned tough game on Saturday night
and lots of people
enjoyed it and it was probably the most physical and toughest game
we've seen this year,"
Demetriou said today on 3AW.
"I do think ...