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56 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

Haha keeps getting better for him, a second call to the gov for help.

 

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/afl-boss-gillon-mclachlan-sought-government-help-on-visa-for-argentinian-polo-player-20180905-p501ya.html?crpt=homepage

 

And some people scoff when I say the AFL is corrupt.

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Just shows the pull of AFL in the big end of town. It's no joke. Aussie Rules is embedded at the pointy end of Australian life the way other sports can only dream of.

The CEO of the NRL never got an au pair through the red tape. (But then again, an NRL au pair would be a Russian tractor driver, not a blonde Francaise!)

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2 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I suspect there's an innocent explanation to all of this. Probably something to do with Gillion mis-hearing and believing he was acting on an application for a priority pick. 

I think Gillon actually misread the advertisement for AFL head honcho:  he thought it was for the Australian Polo League.  He could even, perhaps, have run that one quite competently?

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On 8/28/2018 at 4:03 PM, sue said:

The perk of being related to the AFL boss. What an oh-pair:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-28/dutton-released-au-pair-after-lobbying-from-afl-boss-mclachlan/10172788

In fairness it is not easy to find a reliable au-pair that speaks fluent French and will work for below minimum wage. Gillion for PM. 

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10 hours ago, monoccular said:

I think Gillon actually misread the advertisement for AFL head honcho:  he thought it was for the Australian Polo League.  He could even, perhaps, have run that one quite competently?

It's crying out for him. Have you seen the price of braised beef and burgundy cottage pies at Portsea?

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