00:02It's a sign of how bad things have got that Swan's polo shirts have been replaced with
00:07suits.
00:09There's a range of emotions but there's pain, there's sadness, there's disappointment.
00:14It's been a really hard week for everyone involved at the football club.
00:18We're not shying away from that.
00:20There are still swirling questions about what happened in a room of the Pullman Hotel in
00:25the early hours of Monday morning.
00:27It's the subject of a criminal investigation which the ABC understands centres on a player
00:33allegedly touching a woman without consent.
00:36No charges have been laid.
00:38Two of the adult entertainers in the room have hired a personal injury lawyer to seek damages.
00:44My clients have suffered severe stress and anxiety from what's happened.
00:49The five Swans players in the room were suspended for the rest of the season for breaching club
00:55standards.
00:55A Swans source has told the ABC there were four other men in the room at various times
01:01throughout the night who were not involved with the club.
01:05We're still trying to find out information as well.
01:07The Swans' AFLW team has remained silent until now.
01:12We're extremely disappointed with what's occurred at the beginning of the week.
01:15We've had some really open conversations as a group this weekend with the club more broadly.
01:19They deserve to feel safe, respected and supported and that is something I feel incredibly strong
01:25about.
01:25The stellar reputation of the Swans, a club that prides itself on inclusivity, has taken an enormous hit.
01:33A double header this weekend involving the women's and men's team at the SCG on Sunday was meant to be
01:39a showcase event.
01:40But now it faces a potential walkout following the women's game.
01:44But the club's AFLW captain is hoping that that's not the case.
01:48As a club we'll certainly be uniting as one on the weekend and it's going to be a really special
01:52day for our football
01:53club and we hope that we can get as many fans as possible there.
01:57to start a long process of rebuilding faith.
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