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11th March 2003, 05:40 PM
Connolly, Roos asked for a 'please explain'
4:34:08 PM Tue 11 March, 2003
afl.com.au
Coaches Chris Connolly and Paul Roos have both been issued with a ?please explain? by the AFL after approaching umpires during Wizard Regional Challenge Series matches at the weekend.
An animated Fremantle coach Connolly was seen talking to umpires at half-time during the Dockers? practice match victory over Port Adelaide in a physical clash at Subiaco last Saturday night.
Connolly was worried about the physical well-being of his players and he approached Port Adelaide?s football manager - ex-Docker staffer Mick Moylan ? at half time before the umpires intervened.
AFL chief executive Wayne Jackson would not comment directly on the cases but said there was nothing more important than showing respect to umpires.
?I?m not aware of whether they did or didn?t vilify (the umpires),? Jackson said on Tuesday.? Suffice to say we have rules about approaching umpires at breaks, and we certainly are trying to encourage our players and every official to show respect to umpires. Some would say that wasn?t the case on the weekend.?
can anyone tell me what was the alleged incident which prompted this? the article talks about the dockers incident but nothing about the swans incident.
http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=78405
4:34:08 PM Tue 11 March, 2003
afl.com.au
Coaches Chris Connolly and Paul Roos have both been issued with a ?please explain? by the AFL after approaching umpires during Wizard Regional Challenge Series matches at the weekend.
An animated Fremantle coach Connolly was seen talking to umpires at half-time during the Dockers? practice match victory over Port Adelaide in a physical clash at Subiaco last Saturday night.
Connolly was worried about the physical well-being of his players and he approached Port Adelaide?s football manager - ex-Docker staffer Mick Moylan ? at half time before the umpires intervened.
AFL chief executive Wayne Jackson would not comment directly on the cases but said there was nothing more important than showing respect to umpires.
?I?m not aware of whether they did or didn?t vilify (the umpires),? Jackson said on Tuesday.? Suffice to say we have rules about approaching umpires at breaks, and we certainly are trying to encourage our players and every official to show respect to umpires. Some would say that wasn?t the case on the weekend.?
can anyone tell me what was the alleged incident which prompted this? the article talks about the dockers incident but nothing about the swans incident.
http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=78405