Tension brewing for AFL as GWS Giants chairman Tony Shepherd prepares to depart

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Although Shepherd, too, denied that he had been pressured by the AFL, he stressed: “I told them [the AFL] what the process is and that’s it. They can sack me if they are not happy with that process. The board has to make this decision and the board has to live with the consequences.

“It’s got to be done in an orderly and correct manner. I’ve made it clear I won’t be seeking an extension, and I’ll be stepping down before the end of the year, but I’m not going to go when…