AFL stands down journalist over Brooke Cotchin Instagram post that breached COVID-19 protocols – Wide World of Sports

AFL Media has reportedly stood down journalist Mitch Cleary after he revealed Brooke Cotchin’s social media post which led to the Richmond Tigers copping a $45,000 fine.
The Herald Sun reports the AFL considered Cleary an employee of the company as opposed to his duties as a journalist in the media.
The decision to stand the journalist down were orders directly from the AFL according to the report.
Cleary was the first journalist to reveal Cotchin’s Instagram post to the public on Friday. The…

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