2011 AFL Players’ Meeting
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Nick Maxwell, Brad Sewell and Luke Ball share a laugh before the meeting.
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Dual Brownlow Medallist and Carlton captain Chris Judd arrives for the player meeting.
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Players from all different clubs stream into the Palladium at Crown for the meeting.
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Vice President Luke Ball addresses the media on his way into the meeting.
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Lenny Hayes arrives for the meeting of all AFL players, with Lance Franklin and the Hawks in the background.
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The room was packed to capacity as players were keen to share their thoughts on the major issue facing them in 2011, the negotiation of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the AFL.
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CEO Matt Finnis flanked by President Luke Power and Vice-President Luke Ball at the historical players' meeting in June 2011.
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The view from the stage shows the huge gathering of players at the Melbourne meeting. Players from all other states joined in via video link-up.
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Not since 1993 had the entire AFL player body banded together mid-season in a display of unity and support for a common cause.
In a gathering usually only seen at end-of-year awards nights, the meeting of all players was one of the most significant events in the history of our Association.
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