The Australian Football League "has launched an investigation into player safety at Sydney's ANZ Stadium after Hawthorn forward Jarryd Roughead had his jumper torn by bolts on Saturday night," according to Andrew Wu of THE AGE.
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson "urged the AFL to give serious consideration to moving matches away from the embattled venue while former Geelong premiership star Cameron Ling said the incident was 'just not acceptable at all.'" ANZ Stadium "issued a statement on Saturday night saying it would work with the AFL in an investigation into the matter." ANZ Stadium said "the bolts are used to secure an emergency fire extinguisher at the southern end of the arena and sit behind the fenceline for all events other than for AFL games." Clarkson said it was "enormously difficult" to have the venue, which hosted a rugby league match on Friday night, "turned into an AFL ground in such a short time."
While Clarkson said that he "did not mind Hawthorn playing at ANZ Stadium," his preference would be for all of the Swans' home games to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (THE AGE, 7/19).
