AFL, Collingwood, Sydney denounce fans who booed Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin

Sydney has expressed fears some spectators are failing to learn from the past as the Swans, Collingwood and the AFL all criticised Magpies fans who booed Lance Franklin. Clearly referring to the booing that drove fellow Swans Indigenous great Adam Goodes out of the game, Sydney said the treatment of Franklin during Sunday’s AFL match was offensive. Collingwood coach Craig McRae, captain Darcy Moore and chief executive Craig Kelly put their names to an apology, calling Franklin a great of the...

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