Deep hurt in AFLW after Sydney Swans allegations | ABC NEWS
As the fallout continues with focus on the Sydney Swans men’s AFL team, the club’s women’s team has been thrust into the spotlight and become another unwilling casualty.
This was a week when the Swans AFLW team was given equal billing to the men’s team with a double-header at the SCG, at a club that is very public in celebrating its inclusive values.
Instead, the club’s respect for women has been brought into question, with the women’s players and women in the football community left feeling hurt and angry by the actions of some of the men’s players.
The club has suspended five of its male players — Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Chad Warner, James Jordon and Riley Bice — for the remainder of the 2026 season for breaching club behavioural standards.
The five players are linked to an ongoing Victoria Police investigation into an alleged sexual assault at the Pullman Hotel, where the Swans were staying after their win over Essendon on Sunday night.
The ABC understands the sexual assault allegation centres on one player allegedly touching a woman without her consent. No-one has been arrested or charged in relation to the alleged incident.
ABC Sport’s Marnie Vinall speaks to ABC News Breakfast.
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