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Hird laments AFL response to Goodes boos
AAP
James Hird has taken a swipe at the AFL over its handling of the Adam Goodes booing saga.
Sydney's dual Brownlow medallist Goodes was booed throughout his final season.
Hird told ABC NewsRadio on Sunday that the league should have sent a stronger message to those booing the indigenous icon and 2014 Australian of the Year.
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"I think Adam had every right, and I think everyone had every right, to be very disappointed in the reaction of the crowd," Hird said.
"But I thought the commentary was probably the most disappointing, at first from people in power, because it's unacceptable [behaviour] and it should have been talked about as unacceptable from day one."
