Swans Banned Players Excluded from Brownlows

The AFL has confirmed that five Sydney Swans players suspended by their club for breaching standards—including drinking and bringing women back to their hotel—will not be invited to this year's Brownlow Medal ceremony. The league is delaying its own inquiry until police complete their investigation into an alleged sexual assault at a Melbourne hotel.

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon, speaking publicly for the first time since the incident, emphasized that 'the way we treat women says a lot about who we are.' Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Chad Warner, Riley Bice, and James Jordon were stood down for the remainder of the AFL season by the Swans. solvita.blog