Fact Check: AFL the big winner from decade of investment in sporting infrastructure

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Fact Check: AFL the big winner from decade of investment in sporting infrastructure

27 Sep 2013

RMIT ABC Fact Check

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Fact Check: AFL the big winner from decade of investment in sporting infrastructure

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Former Victorian premier and president of AFL club Hawthorn, Jeff Kennett, claims AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou secured hundreds of millions of dollars for ground upgrades, giving the game supremacy over other codes.
Verdict: Correct

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2013

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26 May 2020

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