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Suspended Swans in running for club best-and-fairest

The Sydney Swans have opted against ruling the five players the club suspended ineligible for the club champion award - and two are among the frontunners.

AAP · Sep 25

Banned Sydney Swans players apologise to AFL club

Sydney vice-captain Isaac Heeney has made his first public statement after the five suspended Swans players made their return to club headquarters.

AAP · Sep 22

Fremantle Dockers defeat Sydney Swans in AFL preliminary final – as it happened

The Dockers booted five goals while keeping the Swans goalless in the final term at the SCG to snatch a spot in their second AFL grand final

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

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Goal-kicking AFLW theatre tackles state of the nation

Playwright Suzie Miller describes Strong is the New Pretty as her state-of-the-nation play, told through the story of the AFL women's league.

AAP · Sep 4

Police talk to four Sydney men in AFL sex assault probe

Four Sydney men have been interviewed by police as part of an investigation into alleged sexual assaults during a post-match gathering in a hotel room.

AAP · Sep 2

'Work to do': AFL chair on respect for women

AFL chairman Craig Drummond says respect for women is "not negotiable" for the league following the Sydney Swans hotel scandal.

AAP · Aug 27

The Sydney Swans scandal has left many outraged. But what happens if no police charges are laid?

Behaviour we once might have shrugged off now makes us deeply uncomfortable. But discomfort alone cannot define the standard

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25

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Richmond Tigers Players Accused Of ‘Mocking’ Sydney Swans Allegations During Mad Monday

“What we need is good blokes out there having conversations around this and calling it out for what it is, because this is unacceptable, and we need to make sure we do better.”

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 25

Banned Sydney Swans players not welcome at Brownlow ceremony as AFL delays inquiry until police probe concludes

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon faces media for first time since players stood down, saying ‘the way we treat women says a lot about who we are’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24

AFL CEO Confirms Suspended Sydney Swans Players Are Barred From The Brownlows

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has confirmed that the five Sydney Swans players who've been suspended for the rest of the season — Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon — will be banned from attending the Brownlow Medal count. However, they still will be eligible to…

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 24

Sydney Swans fans turn out in record numbers for AFLW match but hundreds walk out before men’s fixture

Supporters held banners in support of women as others expressed conflicted feelings at SCG double-header

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23

Swans fans turn out in tense return to footy field

Fans turned out in force for a Sydney Swans AFLW fixture, the first game since a sexual assault scandal resulted in the suspension of five men's players.

AAP · Aug 22

Third woman who joined Sydney Swans players in Melbourne hotel considers legal action after ‘incredibly traumatic experience’

Slater and Gordon says client exploring civil claim while continuing to speak with police as they investigate alleged sexual assault

The Guardian - AU · Aug 22

Third woman eyes legal action over Swans hotel ordeal

A woman who reported an alleged sexual assault after a hotel-room gathering with Sydney Swans players has engaged lawyers to look into a potential civil claim.

AAP · Aug 22

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AAP · Aug 21

'Tipping point' in AFL's problem with gendered violence

Amid an epidemic of violence against women, advocates hope discussion on the Sydney Swans allegations has pushed Australian elite football to a tipping point.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21

Sydney Swans confirm no other club representatives were in Melbourne hotel room

Sydney Swans coach Dean Cox has admitted the culture at the embattled AFL club ‘isn’t perfect’ while facing the media on Friday

AAP · Aug 21

'Fear for their lives': women in Swans probe in hiding

A lawyer for two women at the centre of assault allegations involving Sydney Swans players, are fearful for their lives, he says, with a 'reasonable basis'.

AAP · Aug 20

'Let us down': Swans coach, captain blame five players

Sydney coach Dean Cox isn't taking any blame for the Swans scandal that has left the AFL club reeling and players potentially facing legal action.

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 20

Afternoon Update: Missing teen hiker found dead; Albanese ‘outraged’ at Zomi Frankcom decision; and mushroom murder appeals continue

Lily Hooper’s body found in NSW national park more than a week after she set out on hike

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20

Victoria Police issue warning to media over alleged sexual assault at Sydney Swans’ hotel

Victoria police have warned media not to contact the complainants, as the investigation remains ongoing

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20

Isaac Heeney dumped as face of own company amid Sydney Swans commercial fallout

Heeney’s name and image removed from 5th Quarter Camp promotions while book stores stop sale of children’s series Little Isaac Footy Fever

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 19

Sydney Swans Players Issue Apology As Police Investigate Alleged Sexual Assault

Sydney Swans players have apologised after they were sanctioned as Victoria Police continues investigating a reported sexual assault.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19

From the Pocket: Sydney Swans’ cultural exceptionalism has been exposed as a myth

Claims around ‘Bloods Culture’ have been made to look like nothing more than a marketing hook this week but to their credit neither the club nor the AFL shirked responsibility

The Independent UK · Aug 19

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

AAP · Aug 19

AFL stand-down policy plea as heat on Swans intensifies

A senior politician has linked a public statement delivered by a Sydney Swans executive to toxic attitudes that fuel gender-based violence.

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