Her lawyer, Michael Magazanik, a partner with Rightside Legal, hit out at the AFL and the Kangaroos for not earlier expressing compassion for the five women who had testified in court in February of Cable’s abuse.
“The AFL has now followed other organisations who have withdrawn Cable’s honours but neither the AFL nor the North Melbourne and Perth clubs have offered any support to these women,” Magazanik said. “The AFL has known for months that one of its coaches molested children while coaching.
“Despite the increasing role of women in the leadership of the AFL and its teams, they are sending a terrible message to the women who follow AFL football.”
Goyder and AFL chief Gillon McLachlan said the league had dealt with the matter “as expeditiously as we could” after the June 16 ruling.
“We’ve got to wait for a judgment to be handed down and then there needs to be…
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