Anzac eve game 'no distraction'

By Caroline Wilson and Daniel Cherny
Updated April 26 2014 - 1:18am, first published 12:56am
An ANZAC Day eve game to precede the annual match between Essendon and Collingwood is "pretty unlikely", according to AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou. Photo: Pat Scala
An ANZAC Day eve game to precede the annual match between Essendon and Collingwood is "pretty unlikely", according to AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou. Photo: Pat Scala

Melbourne boss Peter Jackson said on Friday it was ridiculous to suggest that an Anzac eve clash between the Demons and Richmond would detract from Collingwood and Essendon's two-decade hold on Anzac Day football.

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