‘It’s up to the clubs’: AFL CEO says there’s risk in trading for besieged Swans

The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 23, 2026

In a wide-ranging interview with this masthead, Andrew Dillon spoke on the Pullman saga, the umpiring in the Hawks’ preliminary final loss, and the potential of the AFL being aired on Netflix.

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