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Devington
Brownlow Medallist
- Jun 4, 2013
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Yeah, I think there's a disconnect between the perceptions of the person versus that of the role. The role is a mouthpiece of those above her, and it serves almost purely to satisfy major stakeholders and protect the interests of the AFL. If that means pissing down fans' backs and telling them it's raining, then so be it, that's what she'll do. The league wants to protect themslves going forward on concussion issues. The league wants to protect umpires because of severe recruiting issues. Those two things account for a full half of the actual bullshit she says.It’s interesting, the narrative was very different around here when she first got the job.
People were very complimentary.