At the time of the booing, the AFL hesitated. Chief executive Gillon McLachlan said he could not be certain that it was racially motivated. He appeared to be anxious not to fan the flames. This is recalled in The Final Quarter. The credits note that McLachlan apologised to Goodes six months after his retirement.
Ngesikhathi kumenyezwa kugxekwa, i-AFL ibe nokungabaza. Isikhulu esiphezulu uGillon McLachlan uthe ubengenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi bekuqhutshwa ukucwasa ngokobuhlanga. Ubonakale enexhala lokungawabhebhethekisi amalangabi. Lokhu kuphinde kwavezwa kwiKwata Yokugcina. Abachazayo bazisa ukuthi uMcLachlan uxolisile kuGoodes ezinyangeni eziyisithupha emuva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi.