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I wouldn't hold on too closely unless the case absolutely falls apart from a criminal perspective (which seems fairly unlikely - but who knows given we know so little about the actual case).
The club has nothing to redeem itself for however - it has made the only pragmatic call it could make, irrespective of whether people think it is 'fair' or otherwise. It is the modern world we live in - the ability to brush stuff under the carpet and prioritise footballing outcomes in 2026 is not what it might have been in 1986 or 1996.
To give an idea on timeframes - it was around 3 months between when Bruhn at Geelong was interviewed and then charged in his case. then almost 12 months before it fell apart in court and he was exonerated. That was however after there was a large lag between the incident occurring and police investigating (i.e. a lot of investigation would have occurred before he was interviewed). Given the high profile and complex nature of this case, I suspect it could easily be 3+ months before we get any indication of who may or may not be facing charges, and potentially longer before they are actually charged.
The likelihood anything of note happening before the season is over is between zero and about 0.000001 I'd suggest - and even if it was to fall favourably (i.e. criminal investigation doesn't happen), the club isn't going to walk bank on the original sanctions, which whether you believe it or not, have clearly been articulated to have been placed on the players for their behaviour prior to the alleged criminal incident.
The club has nothing to redeem itself for however - it has made the only pragmatic call it could make, irrespective of whether people think it is 'fair' or otherwise. It is the modern world we live in - the ability to brush stuff under the carpet and prioritise footballing outcomes in 2026 is not what it might have been in 1986 or 1996.
To give an idea on timeframes - it was around 3 months between when Bruhn at Geelong was interviewed and then charged in his case. then almost 12 months before it fell apart in court and he was exonerated. That was however after there was a large lag between the incident occurring and police investigating (i.e. a lot of investigation would have occurred before he was interviewed). Given the high profile and complex nature of this case, I suspect it could easily be 3+ months before we get any indication of who may or may not be facing charges, and potentially longer before they are actually charged.
The likelihood anything of note happening before the season is over is between zero and about 0.000001 I'd suggest - and even if it was to fall favourably (i.e. criminal investigation doesn't happen), the club isn't going to walk bank on the original sanctions, which whether you believe it or not, have clearly been articulated to have been placed on the players for their behaviour prior to the alleged criminal incident.
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