AFL anti-vaxxer makes shock announcement

Veteran Carlton defender Liam Jones has dropped a bombshell successful announcing his contiguous status from the AFL.

It comes little than a week aft Jones was outed arsenic the 1 Blues subordinate who was refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

The AFL precocious mandated the vaccine for each players and employees. Jones would not person been allowed to play successful the contention if helium continued to garbage the jab.

Jones was contracted for the 2022 play and stood to gain astir fractional a cardinal dollars from the Blues, which helium volition present forfeit.

"The nine has been successful regular interaction with Jones crossed the off-season play successful a bid to supply due enactment for the 30-year-old – who contiguous informed the nine of his decision," Carlton said successful a statement.

Carlton's Liam Jones is yet to beryllium vaccinated. (Getty)

AFLW subordinate Deni Varnhagen was precocious taken disconnected Adelaide's database implicit her refusal to get vaccinated.

Jones played 161 AFL games for the Blues and the Bulldogs.

"I privation to instrumentality this accidental to convey each who person supported maine passim my journey, some personally and professionally. I emotion the crippled and I'll miss my teammates," Jones said.

"I anticipation that radical respect my determination and privateness – neither myself oregon my absorption squad volition beryllium making immoderate further remark connected the matter. "

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