Sydney have denied representatives of the club, apart from the five currently-listed players named, were in the room at a Melbourne hotel at the centre of a police investigation.
The AFL sending an email to clubs suggesting they can not rest players this weekend and quoting a rule is just absolute nonsense, writes Matthew Richardson.
Sydney Swans chairman Andrew Pridham and CEO Matthew Pavlich have penned a letter to the club’s community after standing down five star players while Police investigate a sexual assault.
West Coast co-captain Liam Baker says the suspension of five Sydney players serves as a reminder to all AFL figures to understand and embrace their status as ‘leaders to the community’.
The five Sydney Swans players who have been suspended for the rest of the AFL season amid a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault have issued a joint statement.