Crime threats, nude pics and a Tinder date: Inside the AFL’s most secretive unit
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- ▪It’s not unusual for officials, coaches and players to allow others going through a difficult period to stay with them.The AFL Integrity and Security Unit exists to protect the league and its people.
- ▪Aresna VillanuevaThe high-profile figure was informed that several men known to police in two black Maseratis were parked outside his house – lights on, engines running.But the player, who had accumulated a substantial debt, was not home at
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