Former Collingwood President Eddie McGuire will miss out on watching the AFL Grand Final in person for the first time since 1976 after he was denied entry to Western Australia.
McGuire applied for an exemption to enter the state but was considered non-essential – a fact Premier Mark McGowan was only too happy to poke fun at on commercial radio.
“He was not happy,” McGowan told Mix 94.5
“He’s not essential for the game, he has to stay in Melbourne.”
McGowan joked that the decision was in the best interests of the state ‘to protect him from West Australians.’
The news of McGuire not being allowed entry was first revealed by broadcaster Steve Price who read out a text message he received from Eddie on air.
“I expected to be in Perth. They won’t let me in,” the text message read.
McGuire then went on Triple M and confirmed the news.
“I’m disappointed because we’d planned to do a lot of great things around the grand final,” he said.
“I’m very conscious of the fact that so many people can’t get into Western Australian who are West Australians or who have stories that are far more important than getting to a grand final.
“I put forward a smorgasbord of options but it became untenable.”
The AFL Grand Final will be held on September 25 after a bye week following the preliminary finals to allow for those VIPs entering the state to quarantine.
The news of McGuire being denied had a predictable response on social media.
Mooty
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My sons are full members, and as you say there are far more members than seats available. They have been subject to a ballot system in the past.
AdamDilligafThompson
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Maybe it did pop up today that apparently he was talking too other clubs i think richmond and hawks might of been mentioned or it could be that whole thing from freo with the payout that apparently carltons board was divided over.
Chanon
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Couldn’t be about the Freo player?
AdamDilligafThompson
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Omg really? Well that throws a spanner into the works. The board mustn't of been able to see eye to eye on by what you hear.
AdamDilligafThompson
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Bahahaha that would be one way to stop them dropping worming tablets, tell em there or “They” as they like to call them are on to them. You’d have em freaking out. :laughing: I just thought are these just the same people from back in the day that wore alfoil hats.lol.
AdamDilligafThompson
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Bahahaha if only they had this 15 years ago. :laughing:
Chanon
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Ross the Boss has pulled out of Carlton coach gig Hahaha :boxing:
Rabbitz
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You know that they've started putting Bill Gates' 5G microchips in Ivermectin, now that the secret about the vaccines is out. :shocked: :laughing:
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Yep flush them with blanks :silly:
AdamDilligafThompson
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Man this would be the best thing ever, no way you can get done by an "Accidental" I'm pregnant. Somebodys onto something out there. :laughing:
Chanon
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Chick magnet double dosed & no strings attached enter via ………. all in a nights work :silly:
AdamDilligafThompson
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Talk about a cheap and pain free vasectomy, sign me up.lol. :laughing:
Chanon
Roar Rookie
I thought that’s what the COVID vaccine does :silly:
AdamDilligafThompson
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what 3 eyes or 3 balls.lol.
AdamDilligafThompson
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bahahaha and make me sterile and fry my brain apparently.lol.
nics
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Will they be in the prison bars?
DTM
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I don't even know what's in my sausage rolls (but I still eat them).
DTM
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Rumour has it that Eddie has called his best mate Kochie and will be a Port Adelaide water boy for the GF.
Prez
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Its a great example of the boys club that run the AFL in Victoria.
Don Freo
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How do you make political mileage out of Eddie? He is only that significant in his mirror? I've been an Eddie fan for a long time and Collingwood still need him, but his linking himself to the status of McGowan's representation of his people is like comparing a Chinese LDV to a Landcruiser. McGowan would not even have had a say in the decision anyway. That's not his role. The police are doing that.