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The AFL has apologised to champion forward Lance 'Buddy' Franklin - and to the Sydney Swans - after the league representative at the tribunal labelled his hit on Richmond captain Trent Cotchin as 'cowardly'.
Sydney club officials were reportedly seething after AFL legal counsel Andrew Woods used the offensive term when arguing before the tribunal on Wednesday night.
The AFL released a statement on Thursday condemning the poor choice of words used by Mr Woods during the hearing.
'There are no cowardly players in the AFL, let alone Lance Franklin. Lance Franklin is a champion of our game,' the statement read.
'In the making of submissions, Legal Counsel Assisting the Tribunal (Mr Woods) used his own words to describe the circumstances of the strike on Trent Cotchin, namely that Mr Cotchin was reasonably not expecting to be struck by Mr Franklin.'
The AFL has personally apologised to the Sydney Swans and champion forward Buddy
