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Cats gun was banned by AFL despite no stand-down policy

Tanner Bruhn is free to assume his AFL career with Geelong after criminal charges were dropped. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The AFL Players Association has lashed the AFL's "premature and disproportionate" decision to stand down Geelong midfielder Tanner Bruhn for the duration of his rape case. 

Bruhn will return to Geelong for pre-season training and attempt to restart his AFL career after prosecutors dropped all charges against the 23-year-old and his co-accused.

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