By Sam Lienert
June 19th 2008 @ 3:09am
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Eade joins call for AFL action on tanking concerns
Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade has backed calls for the AFL to step in to remove the blight of tanking suspicions from the competition.
While Eade was among several coaches who today said they had no evidence of clubs ever giving less than their best efforts, he said the fact there was a widespread public suspicion [...]
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