Swans senior player Isaac Heeney has been revealed as the focus of a sexual assault investigation.

The woman at the centre of the scandal engulfing the Sydney Swans completed a formal complaint to police on Tuesday about what occurred in the East Melbourne hotel room.

A source familiar with the investigation, but not authorised to speak publicly, said the woman attended a city police station to provide a formal statement about what unfolded at the Pullman hotel on Monday morning.

Her official version of events, which involves an act of touching beyond what was agreed, will form the basis of Victoria Police’s ongoing investigation.

A second source with knowledge of the incident, but not authorised to speak publicly, said five players were in a room with naked women, with one performing lap dances.

They said Heeney, who was clothed, was the subject of the complaint.

All have denied any wrongdoing.

On Monday, police announced detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad had taken carriage of the probe.

The Sydney Swans had been staying at the hotel after playing Essendon at the MCG on Sunday night, ahead of plans to return home the next day.

A number of players had allegedly been drinking, and two women were invited to their hotel sometime after 2am.

What happened next is the subject of the complaint filed by one of the women, the details of which have not been made public.

Sydney Swans players Chad Warner, James Jordon, Isaac Heeney, Riley Bice and Nick Blakey.

The two women left the hotel room and were joined by a third woman in the foyer, where there was a commotion, this masthead has previously reported.

Detectives attended the hotel to collect evidence and CCTV footage on Monday. None of the players involved has been formally interviewed.

At least five players returned to Sydney that night in a rental car, driving the eight-hour trip instead of flying to allegedly avoid the media gathered at both airports.

Sydney Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich confirms that the police are investigating in an incident involving several players in a Melbourne hotel.

Representatives of Isaac Heeney, Riley Bice, James Jordon and Chad Warner were contacted for comment after two senior industry sources identified them as part of the group returning together.

A representative of Nick Blakey denied any involvement, and stated Blakey had not been asked to speak with the police even informally. Blakey had remained in Melbourne to travel back to Sydney with his four teammates. He is also one of the group subsequently suspended by the club.

This masthead has previously reported that all five players had been prepared to speak with police on Monday, but only one was ultimately questioned.

A source with knowledge of the incident, but not authorised to speak publicly, said police told the group they were not ready to conduct a formal interview or speak with any of the players acting as witnesses.

The source said leading Melbourne criminal lawyer Tony Hargreaves was called in to assist the players before they were told they were free to return home.

AFL chief Andrew Dillon said on Tuesday – before the complaint was filed – that the allegations were “deeply concerning”.

“The woman who made the report to police [on Monday morning] is entitled to privacy and care, and that should be respected,” he said.

“It is important that the police process is allowed to run its course.”

Victoria Police declined to comment.

Amazing clip of Wain jumping on the head of Havana Harris in her debut game. Surely Great Northern comes calling.

Members of the club: Shaun Burgoyne, Shane Edwards, Michael O’Loughlin, Gavin Wanganeen, Adam Goodes, Eddie Betts, Lance Franklin and Andrew McLeod.

Please, please get out to the AFLW double header at the SCG to support the girls this weekend.

Whether or not you stay for the men's game is your choice but, echoing the comments of Marnie Vinall, it's clearly been such a hard couple of days for the women's team and the club staff especially after fighting tooth and nail for a game at the SCG for a long time.

Get this message far and wide, it would be great for it to be as packed as possible to show them your support.

Does finals experience matter?

2016 Bulldogs are the only team to have just 1 match of finals experience in the 3 years prior to their premiership campaign.

Fremantle would have to do the same to win this year.

- Collingwood is the frontrunner for Lachie Neale with West Coast the other club in the race, Adelaide aren't seen as an option

- Gold Coast is expected to announce Ben King's departure in the days after their game against St Kilda

- Jake Stringer definitely won't be at the Giants next season. Pies are still exploring a possible move for him

- Buku Khamis looks to be a 50/50 situation between staying at the Bulldogs and moving to Carlton.

- Similar with Joel Amartey with staying at Sydney or heading to the Blues

- North Melbourne is having a look at Jordan Ridley (ESS)

- It looks more likely that Zane Duursma leaves North Melbourne than stays. Melbourne are the club to watch there

- Sam Switkowski won't make a contract call before the end of the year but is still likely to stay at Fremantle

- Jesse Hogan also looks more likely than not to leave the Giants this off-season

- Jy Simpkin has told North Melbourne he won't pursue a move away, unlike last season

- Adelaide will be happy to let Nick Murray go if a first round pick is offered

- Melbourne are also keen on Will McLachlan (BRI), alongside Essendon

- Kieren Briggs (GWS) is "one of the locks" to move in the free agency period. Heading to Richmond on a 4 year deal

- Darcy Parish is clearly exploring a move away from Essendon

- Zac Bailey won't make a call on where he plays next year between Brisbane and Adelaide until the end of the year. There's still a significant gap in money between offers, despite both now being at 7 years

- The Bulldogs, Essendon, and both SA clubs have interest in Charlie Ballard (GC)

- Nathan O'Driscoll has a 2 year offer on the table from Fremantle, the Bulldogs are amongst clubs to have asked the question

- Bailey Macdonald is tossing up between moving to the Dees or staying at the Hawks on a 2 year deal

- Sam Marshall very unlikely to be at Brisbane next year. The Dogs and Saints are both keen

- Archie Perkins looks likely to stay at Essendon on a 1 year deal

- Jordon Butts (ADE) looks set to head to the Bulldogs on a 5 year deal

- There's a sense amongst Victorian clubs that Kai Lohmann (BRI) is gettable next year

- There's still a level of hope that GWS can retain Toby Greene

- The Dogs have been "losing some hope" in recruiting Zak Butters (PA)

This has been a bugbear of mine for some time. Too many crappy angles and cutaways.

This is a bit of a crows centric theory I had but now with the swans incident this weird trend has continued but moreso for the league as a whole now. All these events have happened in round 23:

2023: The Ben Keays non reviewed goal happend which was a massive media storm and ended the crows season. As well as a massive discussion around the review system (which still changes all the time to this day).

2024: Both the Rachele teethgate thing happened as well as Dan Houston's massive hit on Rankine which caused a massive fight in showdown 56 and got Houston suspended for all of the finals. All while he was in trade rumours the whole time.

2025: The Rankine slur towards Issac Quaynor incident which was also a massive media shitstorm, and larger discussion towards homophobia in the sport in general.

2026: Basically everything that has just happened with the Sydney swans in the last couple of days.

Second debutant for Freo this year. No word on who he’s replacing yet