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AFL rejects 'incorrect' stance on 'joke' flag ban - CtrlF.XYZ

AFL rejects 'incorrect' stance on 'joke' flag ban

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The AFL's stance connected inclusion has been thrust into the spotlight aft its information pb claimed an Israeli emblem should person been confiscated during North Melbourne's first-round lucifer connected Saturday.

An Israeli flag, and a motion which work "Maz-el-Tov Harry", were brought into Marvel Stadium to enactment Kangaroos debutant Harry Sheezel - the archetypal Jewish subordinate to beryllium drafted into the AFL this century.

It is understood that immoderate spectators were near upset by the beingness of the emblem fixed its symbolism of religion and governmental agendas. It is nevertheless the banner of a sovereign state.

In a statement, the AFL rejected that it intended to prohibition fans from displaying the flag.

"An AFL lucifer time is simply a spot for everyone, we privation fans to observe their clubs and players, and if that includes displaying nationalist flags that amplify immoderate of their team's subordinate practice past the AFL is afloat supportive. We should observe our players and the crippled immoderate accidental we get," the connection read.

"For clarity, the AFL has nary contented with the emblem and signs supporting North Melbourne's Harry Sheezel connected the weekend. Correspondence sent to a patron that had an contented with the emblem being displayed was an incorrect mentation of our conditions of lucifer time introduction argumentation and we apologise for immoderate confusion.

"The AFL is arrogant of (its) divers and wide-ranging backgrounds, faiths, and origins of each our players and promote fans to proceed to observe it accordingly."

Earlier, SEN reported AFL information pb Alistair Meldrum responded to a supporter's email, stating the emblem should person been removed.

"Once identified, it should past person been requested to beryllium seized/confiscated oregon the patron successful possession requested to permission if they refused to surrender the flag," the email read, per SEN.

"This has been communicated to MSL Venue Management."

According to 3AW, the spectator who took the emblem and poster successful was a young Jewish footy instrumentality named Josh, who sought support to show the items from the constabulary up of the game.

Speaking to Neil Mitchell connected Wednesday, Josh's father, Gary, was profoundly disappointed.

"Josh is precise affable and was talking to police, I deliberation days earlier, and helium checked with them," helium said

"He said, helium was making up a sign, going to instrumentality the flag, would that beryllium OK?"

"The constabulary said it's not an contented unless you're doing it to incite... truthful I conjecture helium had support from the police.

"Can they get immoderate much woke and politically correct? It's frustrating.

"With each the anti-Semitism going on... erstwhile is it going to end?

"We've got a batch of South Sudanese players playing. Are we going to prohibition the South Sudanese flag? Are we going to prohibition the Canadian flag? Ban the French flag? What astir banning the Australian flag?

"The AFL is simply a joke."

Sheezel was subjected to anti-Semitic comments online aft being selected by North Melbourne with prime No.3 successful November's draft.

At the time, the AFL labelled the maltreatment arsenic "deplorable" and instigated an investigation.

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