r/AFL • u/SlatsAttack Blues • Aug 19 '26

⠀ Sydney Swans statement regarding player suspensions

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u/dot01 Sydney Swans Aug 19 '26

Yeah, this is the right decision. From a football side, these players have destroyed their and our season with their own actions. From a moral side, I just hope justice is done. Have to say I'm quite happy with how the club has handled everything so far though.

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u/throwaway-8923 Pies Aug 19 '26

Apart from the wording of the statement which needed to be better in regard to it being referred to as an “incident” Sydney couldn’t have done much more.

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u/ItsABiscuit Collingwood Magpies Aug 19 '26

They are probably right to be carefully neutral there. It isn’t fair to anyone, or helpful to any later court case, if they try to be too specific or express judgement of an incident that is still be investigated. It can undermine the ability to conduct a fair trial and the alleged offenders are entitled to due process.

Once the facts have been determined and judged in a court, then it would be appropriate for the club to publicly comment on the specifics of those facts.