AFL journalist reinstated after being stood down over COVID-19 tweet

August 4, 2020 9:04

AFL journalist Mitch Cleary was stood down on Friday night over his tweet which identified Brooke Cotchin, the wife of Richmond captain Trent Cotchin, as the person in the middle of a COVID-19 breach.

But now the sporting body has had a change of heart, reinstating Cleary and calling the events of the last couple of days a ‘mistake’.

In a release, the AFL stated that a decision had been made editorially to not name Brooke Cotchin, or any family members ‘relating to the recent club breaches of the Return to Play protocols’.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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