Fiji AFL player denied visa

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Updated January 20, 2009 16:49:42

As the Australian Football League's pre-season gears up, one Fijian teenager is joining the Western Bulldogs for training this week, hoping to make its international rookie list, while another has been denied a visa because of Australia's sanctions against Fiji's interim government.

Presenter: Rachael Brown
Speaker: Solomon Loki, Fijian AFL footballer; Will Minson; Western Bulldogs Ruckman; Simon Dalrymple, Western Bulldogs, Recruitment Manager

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