Tony Jones has called out the AFL after it released the fixture for Round 1 at 6am on Sunday morning – the same time as kick-off for the Socceroos’ World Cup clash with Argentina.

“That was out of line,” he said.

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And he wasn’t alone in that view.

Former St Kilda coach Grant Thomas told Dee Dee Dunleavy it was pathetic.

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