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'Pathetic' AFL blasted for 'disappointing' decision - CtrlF.XYZ

'Pathetic' AFL blasted for 'disappointing' decision

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The AFL has been roundly criticised for the dumfounding determination to merchandise important quality arsenic the Socceroos were astir to footwear disconnected their World Cup quarter-final.

Australia made it done to its archetypal men's World Cup circular of 16 since 2006, but yet mislaid 2-1 to Argentina successful what was a gallant show nonetheless.

But astatine 6am connected Sunday (AEDT) - the nonstop clip the Socceroos were opening and millions of eyes astir the state were glued to televisions - a connection dropped from AFL caput office.

It was the merchandise of adjacent season's circular 1 fixtures.

Whether the AFL was trying to hide the quality to pull arsenic small attraction arsenic imaginable is unclear, and improbable fixed there's not excessively overmuch contention surrounding the draw.

Many pundits speculated it was a deliberate enactment from the AFL successful a hopeless effort to instrumentality attraction distant from the nation's apical men's shot squad connected the biggest stage.

"It's truly absorbing to ticker the effect from the different codes, and, you know, the communicative was 10, 20 years agone erstwhile Australia failed successful World Cups, AFL and NRL broke retired the champagne," starring AFL writer Caroline Wilson said connected ABC's Offsiders.

"I thought the effect this greeting to merchandise the circular 1 fixture of the AFL 2023 play was conscionable lame of the AFL to merchandise it today.

"I would person conscionable fixed (the Socceroos) a spot of cleanable aerial today. I thought that was disappointing by the AFL."

Other journalists and punters took to societal media to slam the AFL for the bizarre decision.

ABC shot newsman Daniel Garb labelled it "pathetic and petty".

AFL ROUND 1 2023

Thursday, March 16

Richmond v Carlton, MCG, 7.20pm AEDT

Friday, March 17

Geelong v Collingwood, MCG, 7.40pm AEDT

Saturday, March 18

North Melbourne v West Coast, Marvel Stadium, 1.45pm AEDT

Port Adelaide v Brisbane, Adelaide Oval, 4.05pm ACDT

Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, MCG, 7.25pm AEDT

Gold Coast v Sydney, Metricon Stadium, 7.00pm AEST

Sunday, March 19

Greater Western Sydney v Adelaide, Giants Stadium, 1.10pm AEDT

Hawthorn v Essendon, MCG, 3.20pm AEDT

St Kilda v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium, 4.40pm AEDT

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