AFL clubs blast 'disgusting' war memorial protest

The Richmond Tigers person blasted the hundreds of protesters who hijacked Melbourne's astir celebrated warfare memorial yesterday afternoon, the Shrine of Remembrance.

Protesters successful Victoria warring to scrap mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for the operation industry took their connection to the warfare memorial, chanting "sacred ground" and "lest we forget".

Shrine of Remembrance CEO Dean Lee described the protestation arsenic "very, precise troubling."

Now the Tigers person deed out, declaring they're "disgusted" by the behaviour of the protesters.

"The Shrine of Remembrance partners the Richmond and Melbourne shot clubs successful the transportation of the yearly Anzac Eve game," the Tigers wrote connected Twitter.

"The nine is disgusted that today's protestation was staged astatine specified a ineffable spot and those progressive should beryllium ashamed of their behaviour.

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"The Shrine is an important spot of reflection and acquisition and should beryllium treated with the respect it deserves."

Richmond's tweet recovered enactment from different AFL clubs.

Protesters are seen astatine the Shrine of Remembrance connected September 22, 2021 successful Melbourne, Australia. Protests started connected Monday implicit caller COVID-19 vaccine requirements for operation workers but turned into larger and astatine times convulsive demonstrations against lockdown restrictions successful general. Melbourne is presently taxable to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with radical lone permitted to permission location for indispensable reasons. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) (Getty)

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The Melbourne Demons replied to the tweet with: "The Shrine stands arsenic a awesome of respect for the work and sacrifice of Australians and should ever beryllium treated arsenic such."

It's understood much than 400 protesters attended the rally astatine the Shrine of Remembrance.

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