Kane Cornes apologises to umpires at the centre of Lachie Schultz concussion saga

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AFL chief Andrew Dillon has personally apologised to the four umpires at the centre of the Lachie Schultz concussion saga for the league’s handing of the events.

In a phone hook-up on Wednesday, Dillon had a broad conversation with the four umpires involved and offered them an apology for the league’s clumsy handling of the matter, which led to the umpires being wrongly accused of misleading the league.

His talk with the umpires was not prompted by the threat of legal action but out of a concern to rebuild relationships between AFL and its officiators.

Kane Cornes. Credit: Getty Images

The league’s apology came to light as football media personality Kane Cornes apologised “unreservedly” to the umpires in a prepared statement read out on SEN on Thursday afternoon.

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