COACH Paul Roos says it was important the Melbourne players and coaches made a stand and showed their support in the ‘Walk against family violence’ at Federation Square on Monday.
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Roos, who spoke at the gathering, said it was an issue that everyone in the community needed to address.

“Like a lot of us who grow up in a safe family, we don’t have an idea or an understanding of how significant the problem is. But when you delve a bit deeper and you pick up the Herald Sun and read on the front page [the issue of domestic violence], it’s a significant problem,” he said.

“We’re really just here as a footy club to make a stand against it. Just having the players along [at the walk is important], but we’ve got to educate everyone as well and the AFL is doing a much better job of educating players.

“Bringing them (the players) along to an event like this [is important], because sometimes you’re in a bit of a bubble at a footy club and you don’t get exposed too much outside a football club.

“I think it’s important for them to be here [at the walk] and they were really keen to do so.”