Eddie McGuire apologises after ridiculing plane crash survivor's coin toss

Sydney Swans criticise Collingwood president’s ‘lack of empathy’ after he made fun of double amputee Cynthia Banham

Eddie McGuire has been strongly criticised by the Sydney Swans for “ignorance and a lack of empathy”, after his comments about the coin toss of their No 1 ticket holder, double amputee Cynthia Banham.

Banham, a journalist, author, solicitor and teacher, who lost both her legs in a 2007 plane crash in Indonesia that killed 21 people, performed the pre-match ritual before Friday’s game between Sydney and Adelaide at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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