Banned Swans Players Excluded from Brownlows

The AFL has confirmed that five suspended Sydney Swans players will not be invited to this year's Brownlow Medal ceremony as the league awaits the conclusion of a police investigation into their alleged misconduct. Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Chad Warner, Riley Bice, and James Jordon were suspended by the club for the rest of the AFL season after breaching club standards.

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon addressed the media for the first time since the players were stood down, stating that 'the way we treat women says a lot about who we are.' The league has decided to delay its own inquiry until the police investigation into an alleged sexual assault at a Melbourne hotel has been completed. wlop.pl