The AFL is searching for a new football operations boss after Steve Hocking quit his post to return to Geelong as a replacement for outgoing chief executive Brian Cook.
Hocking will finish up at the league on Thursday and start his new position with the Cats in October.
Andrew Dillon, the league s legal counsel, will take on Hocking s key AFL role in an interim capacity.
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AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan hopes to appoint a replacement for Hocking before the end of the season, with former North Melbourne coach and current league employee Brad Scott regarded as a potential candidate.
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