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March 8th 2008 @ 6:01am
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Paul Roos cleared
An AFL investigation has cleared Sydney coach Paul Roos of trying to affect the result of a pre-season match.
Under the league’s rules, Roos could have faced the maximum penalty of indefinite suspension and a $100,000 fine.
Former president of the Victorian Court of Appeal, Justice John Winneke, conducted the investigation and cleared the premiership coach of [...]
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