Opinion

Greats say AFL and umpires must share blame over rule confusion

Howard Kotton
Updated August 2 2021 - 5:31pm, first published August 17 2020 - 4:30pm
Blues' Jack Newnes scores a goal after the siren to win the match against the Fremantle Dockers. Photo: Will Russell/AFL Photos via Getty Images
Blues' Jack Newnes scores a goal after the siren to win the match against the Fremantle Dockers. Photo: Will Russell/AFL Photos via Getty Images

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Howard Kotton

Howard Kotton has been a journalist for 43 years, working in various parts of Australia and overseas on assignment. He has spent the past 13 years as a senior journalist with the AFL Record and has co-written two books on former AFL players David Rhys-Jones and Warwick Capper

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