‘The most attended, played and watched sport’: AFL chief Dillon shrugs off V’landys jab

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys last week crowed that rugby league led the AFL “like you lead a horse”. On Monday, AFL boss Andrew Dillon hit back.


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