{"id":404518,"date":"2024-06-20T00:14:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T00:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=404518"},"modified":"2024-06-20T01:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T01:04:59","slug":"afl-sorry-for-in-memoriam-blunder-at-hall-of-fame-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=404518","title":{"rendered":"AFL sorry for 'in memoriam' blunder at Hall of Fame night"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\ufeff former Hawthorn<\/a> player was incorrectly marked as deceased during the AFL<\/a>'s Hall of Fame ceremony on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The Age revealed<\/a> Hawks great Michael Porter flashed up on the big screen during the "in memoriam" tributes at the event, which recognised past players who had died in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n

Porter won the 1971 premiership with the Hawks\ufeff.<\/p>\n

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But the 79-year-old was at home watching the broadcast of the ceremony, and promptly called his former teammate David Parkin.<\/p>\n

Parkin was in the room at the Hall of Fame awards, and Porter had to assure his former captain he was not yet dead.<\/p>\n

\"Former<\/p>\n

\ufeffWhile it was too late to remove Porter from the slideshow, the AFL moved to apologise for the error on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

"Once this innocent mistake was realised we moved quickly to ring and apologise to everyone affected, including Michael, and thank him for his understanding," a league spokesperson told The Age.<\/p>\n

On Seven's The Front Bar<\/em>, Hawthorn great John Kennedy Jr sent a message to Porter.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I'd like to send one out to Michael Porter who played in the '71 grand final. Portholes they called him," Kennedy said.<\/p>\n

"He was noted as deceased last night on the AFL Hall of Fame, as one of the deceased people.<\/p>\n

"The issue is he's alive. So Portholes, if you're listening mate or you're up there in NSW, let us know when the wake is because we'll be all there mate."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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