Football great’s family accepts offer from Victorian government‘His legacy is being considered,’ says AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan
The family of Ron Barassi has accepted an offer from the Victorian government to host a state memorial, as the AFL weighs up renaming the premiership cup in honour of the football great, who died aged 87 on Saturday.
League chiefs will consult clubs and key industry figures in coming days before deciding how to acknowledge Barassi and the AFL Commission will make a final call, with the grand final looming next week.
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