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AFL fines Collingwood $20,000 for mobile phone breach involving Jordan De Goey, Jeremy Howe
Collingwood has been hit with a $20,000 fine in the wake of players Jordan De Goey and Jeremy Howe accessing their phones midway through last Friday night’s match against West Coast in Perth.
Key points:
- TV footage showed De Goey picking up two phones and giving one to Howe in the change rooms
- The AFL says mobile phone usage in the change rooms during matches is not permitted by anyone who is not an authorised device carrier
- Magpies coach Nathan Buckley says De Goey’s actions may have resulted from the concussion he suffered during the match
The AFL handed the Magpies the sanction this afternoon, having determined the incident was a breach of the league’s integrity rules banning the use and possession of communication devices during…
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