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Up Next BARRETT: Eddie McGuire’s ‘proud’ story full of wrong words – AFL
Eddie McGuire’s only course of action was to resign immediately after a largely successful 23-year reign as Pies president, writes Damian Barrett
FOR a man who has carved an extraordinary career out of public talking, words have always caused the biggest problems for Eddie McGuire.
It was his use last week of one very simple one – “proud” – which ultimately brought an end to a 23-year tenure as Collingwood Football Club president.
‘A LIGHTNING ROD FOR VITRIOL’ McGuire resigns, effective immediately
It was a word which had no place and zero context at a media conference called by the Magpies to address damning findings, including “systemic…
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