Alleged incident at hotel on Sunday night

[imuninformedtwo]

I don't have a Big Footy account, but quite often someone on Big Footy knows what happened and who was involved. I know it's only alleged, but the rumours usually turn out to be true. So If anyone has Big Footy access, could they check and post it here.

No offence, but naming who was involved at this point would be defamatory, and bring risk to the existence of this website. Please don’t name names at this point.

[longmile]

Apparently Caroline Wilson has named the five players on 7 news. Definitely some stars in the five names

[Nico]

Someone on Big Footy said according to News Day no players have been charged. Lets hope the worst case scenario is the club has read the riot act. Also someone on BF said his brother was at the airport at the same time as our players and said they looked like someone had died. In these cases there's always the one who suggests "they get in the strippers". As has been suggested on BF there is CCTV everywhere in hotels so the police would be able to piece together a time line.

[mcs]

I don't have a Big Footy account, but quite often someone on Big Footy knows what happened and who was involved. I know it's only alleged, but the rumours usually turn out to be true. So If anyone has Big Footy access, could they check and post it here.

It is just a vomit full of nonsense over there at the moment Ludwig. However, a couple of regulars over there that do seem to be well connected with the club more generally seem pretty shocked, so I do suspect they know more than they can say about it.... but that is nothing but a hunch on my part.

[mcs]

Mate, this is no joke- are the players involved really so stupid? They do a few stupid things on the field under pressure and in the heat of the moment- but off the field? There can be no excuse for being at best stupid, and at worst reckless and criminal behaviour. They are bringing shame on themselves and our beloved club!

I don't disagree. However, expecting footballers (or indeed any sports people) to be fundamentally any different to the general population in their overall fallibility to doing dumb things, reckless things, criminal things forgets the facts that we are all humans after all, them included. That is not to condone in any way what is being alleged, but it does reflect the fact that while some may try and pretend they are somehow different because they are professional sportsmen, they really are just people after all.

[Kafka's Ghost]

Just hold your drinks until you know more. Rumour has it that 3 ladies, possible prostitutes approach some Swans players and were pushed and rejected and then accuse them of grabbing them on the boobs. I have seen the way some girls throw themselves at AFL footballers. I need to know more before I comment.

Best case scenario, but as you say, let’s all hold our drinks.

[longmile]

Just hold your drinks until you know more. Rumour has it that 3 ladies, possible prostitutes approach some Swans players and were pushed and rejected and then accuse them of grabbing them on the boobs. I have seen the way some girls throw themselves at AFL footballers. I need to know more before I comment.

feels a little bit idealistic (and potentially dismissive) … 8 cops went to the hotel in plain clothes.

[crackedactor 01]

Await with bated breath, but as it stands I'm absolutely livid at the Swans. If true, my heart goes out to the victims

Just hold your drinks until you know more. Rumour has it that 3 ladies, possible prostitutes approach some Swans players and were pushed and rejected and then accuse them of grabbing them on the boobs. I have seen the way some girls throw themselves at AFL footballers. I need to know more before I comment.

[Ludwig]

I don't have a Big Footy account, but quite often someone on Big Footy knows what happened and who was involved. I know it's only alleged, but the rumours usually turn out to be true. So If anyone has Big Footy access, could they check and post it here.

[SwanSand]

This is surely the most challenging situation that we have faced over the years as a club. I hope that the victim is ok. But ‘Several players’ is what I find frustrating at many levels. And if it is ‘several star players’ I would find it incredibly distressing. Forget about this season, If this comes out to be even partially true it is going to rock the club for years !

[Syd76]

I feel firstly for any victim in all of this if something bad has happened. I also feel for those players who are not involved as it casts them in a questionable shadow until more is disclosed (which could and should be a long time as this situation may take a long time to play out). A recent example is Tanner Bruhn from Geelong.

Hopefully the truth comes out and whatever the ramifications are then they will be felt for a while. As for the players involved they are innocent until proven otherwise. Justice needs to be able to take its course.

Needless to say as RoadRunner put it above, surely the message would have gone through all of their training that they receive from the club not to put themselves in compromising situations. If one person did it it can be a lapse in judgement. But a number of them?

Morris reported that the allegations "believed to be sensitive and potentially very damaging to star players". Note the "star players" plural. Hopefully this reporting is incorrect and never have I hoped more for a journalistic mistake to be made.

Disappointing to say the least - there are no winners out this. This will be a test for the club.

[imuninformedtwo]

Let's say it's at the dumb and dopey end of the scale. There are still a few blokes who'll be in the middle of relationship breakdowns and/or being kicked out of home. They won't be too focussed on the fine print of the game plan, and it'll haunt them every time they stick their head up publicly for years to come. Window-defining stuff.

[Roadrunner]

We really like to make September a miserable time of year.... What a joke

Mate, this is no joke- are the players involved really so stupid? They do a few stupid things on the field under pressure and in the heat of the moment- but off the field? There can be no excuse for being at best stupid, and at worst reckless and criminal behaviour. They are bringing shame on themselves and our beloved club!

[Kafka's Ghost]

Unbelievable but let’s wait until we know a little more. But in any case, how can our players put themselves in any potentially questionable situations? It beggars belief and Is totally irresponsible. I’m shocked and lost for words- thought we were better than this!!

Same. Unbelievable that so-called professionals can put themselves into a situation which may be anything from outrageously stupid or abjectly criminal, and by so doing destroy the work of hundreds, the hopes of thousands and the investment of millions. As well as their own careers, and potentially the lives of the victims. Just gobsmacking.

[Roadrunner]

Unbelievable but let’s wait until we know a little more. But in any case, how can our players put themselves in any potentially questionable situations? It beggars belief and Is totally irresponsible. I’m shocked and lost for words- thought we were better than this!!