Sydney Swans ban 5 players for rest of AFL season over hotel misconduct and a police investigation

Five Australian rules footballers have been banned for the rest of the AFL season by the Sydney Swans for breaching club standards during a stay at a Melbourne hotel that led to a police investigation into sexual assault allegations

AFL chairman Andrew Pridham and Sydney Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich address the media as players Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Chad Warner are banned for the remainder of the AFL season.

AFL chairman Andrew Pridham and Sydney Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich address the media as players Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Chad Warner are banned for the remainder of the AFL season.

Sydney is set to be without some of its biggest names for the remainder of the 2026 season.

CTV News broadcast a story in October 2024 detailing an alleged sexual assault in 2014 involving eight former members of the Mississauga Steelheads and a woman who was identified as Anne Marie. Police recently told her that they would not move forward with charges. What follows is Anne Marie’s account, in her own words

Club’s board meets on Tuesday night to decide penalties after league boss calls reports ‘deeply concerning’ The Sydney Swans AFL club will sanction players for “serious breach” of standards over an incident that led to a report of sexual assault. Victorian police on Tuesday confirmed the sexual crimes squad was investi

Police attended an East Melbourne hotel following an incident in the early hours of Monday morning.

Police say a firearm was discharged at a property nearby, but no one was injured.