AFL

The publisher of Isaac Heeney’s children’s books has revealed what’s next for the series as the Sydney Swans star faces a police investigation.

The superstar has effectively been stood down pending the police investigation.

Sydney's chief executive says if drugs were involved in the hotel incident involving five now-banned players it is potentially part of the police investigation.

Five Swans players, including star Isaac Heeney, have been banned for the rest of the season in one of the biggest controversies the AFL has ever witnessed.

Sydney chair Andrew Pridham says banned Swans players are ‘extremely remorseful for their actions’ and says the decision to ‘effectively torpedo our season’ showed how seriously the club had taken the matter.

Sydney have stood down five players for the remainder of the AFL season – including finals – in the wake of what the club described as a ‘serious breach of expected club behaviour and standards’.

Sydney hierarchy believe they have ‘torpedoed’ their season by banning five players for their behaviour at a hotel as a police investigation continues.

Callum Mills has taken it upon himself to issue an apology as the scandal continues to rock the club.

The Sydney Swans board will meet tonight to determine the fate of players involved in an alleged sexual assault after what they described as a ‘serious breach’ of club standards.

The AFL has broken its silence over the ‘deeply concerning’ alleged sexual assault incident involving Sydney Swans players.

The 30-year-old club leader is the only player who attended the police station to speak with detectives.

The board of the Sydney Swans will meet in the next 24 hours as the AFL club remains at the centre of a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in Melbourne. 

Four Sydney players are continuing to assist police with their ongoing investigations.

Justin Longmuir says it was ‘surprising’ to learn of several Sydney players being investigated over an alleged sexual assault, but doesn’t feel the need to remind his own team members of their obligations.

Carlton chief executive Graham Wright has given an insight into why Josh Fraser was chosen as the Blues' full-time senior coach.

Sydney Swans head coach Dean Cox has spoken publicly for the first time since police launched an investigation into an alleged assault involving ‘several’ of the club’s players. 

Several Sydney AFL players are under investigation regarding an alleged sexual assault and the Swans are facing a call on whether to stand them down.

More details from the alleged incident at a Melbourne hotel have emerged.