A Collingwood member who made demise threats to Carlton coach Michael Voss has been banned from the AFL and all MCG occasions for 5 years.
The AFL mentioned the fan despatched a textual content message to the MCG’s anti-social behaviour hotline through the match final Friday night time between the 2 golf equipment on the venue.
The fan stays unidentified, regardless of the penalty.
“We perceive there’s ardour within the recreation, nonetheless the textual content message in query despatched to the MCG hotline on Friday crossed the road,” mentioned AFL integrity and safety boss Tony Keane.
“Whatever the intent, no coach, participant, official, employees member or fan deserves to be threatened in such a approach, and now that patron has misplaced the privilege of attending the footy.”
The member can be banned from AFLW video games for 5 years and the Magpies mentioned in a separate assertion that they’d “comply with go well with” with the AFL/MCG penalty.
Michael Voss was despatched a demise menace after Carlton’s loss final week. (Getty Photos: Quinn Rooney)
“The membership could be very dissatisfied by the member’s actions, which have resulted in a five-year ban from each the MCG and AFL,” the Magpies mentioned.
“Collingwood is not going to tolerate any threats to officers, supporters or people concerned in our nice recreation — such conduct is unacceptable and never consultant of the membership or its values.”
The Pies gained final Friday’s match by 56 factors, piling extra stress onto Voss because the Blues drop out of finals competition.
Carlton will host the Brisbane Lions at Docklands on Thursday night time sitting twelfth on the ladder with a 6-10 document.
Voss coached the Blues to a preliminary last loss towards Brisbane two years in the past and likewise made the finals final yr, earlier than dramatically dropping off the tempo this season.
Vandals additionally sprayed graffiti on the partitions at Carlton’s Ikon Park headquarters final month, calling for the membership board to be sacked.
Voss’s job is assured no less than till the top of this marketing campaign.
He has acquired loads of assist this week from rival coaches, together with his previous Brisbane premiership teammate Craig McRae at Collingwood and Lions counterpart Chris Fagan.
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