{"id":16163,"date":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/high-profile-reporter-confirms-he-was-put-on-afl-blacklist\/"},"modified":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","slug":"high-profile-reporter-confirms-he-was-put-on-afl-blacklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/high-profile-reporter-confirms-he-was-put-on-afl-blacklist\/","title":{"rendered":"High profile reporter confirms he was put on AFL blacklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Herald Sun\u2019s Mick Warner confirms he was denied access to an AFL Finals series after reporting on the Essendon supplements saga.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if it was the end of 2013 or 2014, I was denied an accreditation to the finals,\u201d Mick told the FIVEAA sports show. \u201cI suppose that was probably the direct result of some of the things that I was reporting on\u2026 but they pale into insignificance compared to what some other people in the game have said they\u2019ve had to endure over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t call it support of Essendon, I would just call it reporting on the facts of what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/302313727&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mick reminded listeners that early in the Essendon saga it was alleged that then AFL boss Andrew Demetriou tipped off Essendon\u2019s David Evans about the looming investigation\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigation was compromised from that point on. 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