Watch live: The AFL's chairman and CEO are speaking after the league removed Barry Cable from its hall of fame.
The governing body and Cable’s former club North Melbourne, who also removed him from their hall of fame, have also come under fire from the woman’s lawyer for the lack of support given to her.
“If the WA Director of Public Prosecutions had charged Cable on the police evidence presented in 1999, he would not have enjoyed another 25 years of fame and respect.“Meanwhile he has been honoured and promoted throughout sport and the wider community.Advertisement “Despite the increasing role of women in the leadership of the AFL and its teams, they are sending a terrible message to the women who follow AFL football.”
In a statement, Goyder said the commission had considered the matter at the earliest opportunity on Tuesday, after he had asked the AFL executive to write to Cable last week for any response Cable was prepared to provide the hall of fame committee and the AFL Commission regarding the ruling. “Once the court ruling was handed down it was incumbent on the commission and the game to immediately examine the facts of this matter and the horrific nature of these events required that Barry Cable can no longer be considered for any honours that the hall of fame or football can bestow.
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