Code Sports<\/a> he was disappointed with the Committee\u2019s determination.<\/p>\n\u201cOur disappointment does not arise because the AFL reached a different conclusion than our own, it arises because we are no longer convinced the AFL was ever capable of reaching another one,\u201d Kernahan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe AFL drafted the policy, the AFL promoted the policy, the AFL appointed the committee to oversee the policy, the AFL assessed the evidence of the policy, and ultimately the AFL delivered the verdict on the policy \u2026 in other words, the AFL marked its own homework.\u201d<\/p>\n
News.com.au has contacted the AFL for comment. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Golding told 9News that they just want to play the sport they love.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not the biggest and tallest player going around and by no means am I a dominant player. I\u2019ve had some good moments, but it\u2019s rare I get in the best players,\u201d Golding told 9NEWS.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to play the sport I love with a great group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n
This case is not the only time the AFL has faced difficult decisions involving transgender players.<\/p>\n
Back in 2017, the AFL blocked transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey from entering the AFLW draft after a five-person subcommittee deemed her strength, stamina and physique held an unreasonable physical advantage over opponents.<\/p>\n
Mouncey, who stood 190cm and weighed 100kg, had played eight matches and kicked 17 goals for Ainslie in the Canberra Women\u2019s League before being deemed ineligible to enter the draft. <\/p>\n
That ruling applied only to the 2017 draft and the following AFLW season. <\/p>\n
Mouncey was, however, cleared to continue to play for Ainslie in the local footy competition.<\/p>\n
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