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AFL asks Collingwood to explain phone incident during loss to West Coast Eagles

Collingwood has been issued a “please explain” by the AFL after stars Jordan De Goey and Jeremy Howe were spotted with their phones midway through Friday night’s loss to West Coast.
Key points:
- De Goey was seen on TV footage picking up two phones and giving one to Howe
- League rules ask that players hand over their phones to a club official before the start of a match
- The Magpies lost to the Eagles by 27 points
The injured Magpies pair left the ground and headed for treatment in the change rooms, with De Goey (concussion/broken nose) caught on a TV camera picking up two phones and giving one to Howe (hamstring).
AFL rules bar players from using their phones during matches due to integrity concerns, with only 10 people per club allowed to…
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