2015 Minnesota Freeze Exemption Request for Shirley Morillo

Player: 
Shirley Morillo
Exemption Type: 
Nationality
Reason: 
Shirley was born in Columbia and is a fairly recent immigrant to the USA. She was introducted to footy this year by her partner and had never heard of footy until this year. Per USAFL conventions, since she is neither Australian or Irish, we request that Shirley be considered a national for purposes of the 50/50 rule at nationals.
League Ruling
Restrictions: 
Women's
Status: 
Granted
Reason: 
The rule for this needs to definitely be clarified. There definitely does not seem to be any indication that this rule would be applicable to players who are not Australian or Irish.
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