MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A prominent Australian Football League club boss has criticised the league for employing stadium security staff that he said appeared to be "new arrivals" to the country and ill-equipped to police fan behaviour.
Jeff Kennett, a former Victoria state premier and president of the Melbourne-based Hawthorn Hawks, made the comments amid a fan-led backlash over the presence of "behavioural awareness officers" patrolling the terraces at AFL games.
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