AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon confirmed the decision, marking his first media appearance since Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Chad Warner, Riley Bice and James Jordon were stood down by the Swans for breaching club standards. The players were suspended for drinking and bringing women back to their hotel. tr-sport.click
The league will not conduct its own inquiry until the police investigation is complete, with Dillon stating, "the way we treat women says a lot about who we are." The Swans initially suspended the players for the remainder of the AFL season.
