AFL accepts it could have made public its report on female umpire abuse

• Leaked report contained allegations of sexual harassment
• League wanted to take private steps to remedy problematic culture

The AFL has acknowledged it could have" publicly shared a leaked report detailing what it called unacceptable experiences" of sexual harassment alleged by female umpires across Australia.

Acting chief executive, Kylie Rogers, has written to stakeholders amid the fallout of the now-public report to explain that, despite receiving it in late 2021, the AFL had chosen not to publish it in favour of taking private steps to remedy the problematic culture surrounding women and girls in umpiring.