1 week Ago
The AFLPA acknowledges that the conduct of the sanctioned GWS Giants players is unacceptable and raises important matters of respect, inclusion and safety. These matters are critical to the AFLPA and the wider playing group. Our thoughts and support are with the Giants AFLW players and the broader AFLW community who we know are hurting, and any other people impacted by this issue.
This issue has raised various concerns from an AFLPA perspective, but also opportunities for the broader AFL industry. The AFLPA provided a detailed submission to the AFL on this matter, and whilst we acknowledged the appropriateness of sanctions for these players, we raised concerns with the AFL's commitment to cultural change within the industry, the process undertaken by the AFL, the proportionality and consistency of their sanctioning, the lack of a sanctioning framework despite repeatedly raising this with the AFL, and an inconsistent approach to how player leaders have been dealt with as compared to the broader club leaders. As an industry, we have had too many cultural issues and we have not worked hard enough to set and.
.. Jake Niall, Andrew Wu.
