00:00I think the actions of a few don't take away from the thousands of people involved in football
00:05at all different levels who do great things all the time.
00:09But what we do know is that we can do things better and we'll continue to do that
00:12and we'll continue to learn and be better.
00:14The police say that drug testing is a Victoria, not a Victoria police issue,
00:19it's an AFL issue. How do you respond to that?
00:21Well, as I said, there's a police investigation going on now.
00:24Once that's completed, we'll conduct our own inquiries,
00:26but the AFL won't get involved while there's a police investigation underway.
00:30And is there a report that there is a tape that's being supplied to the AFL Integrity Unit?
00:35Is that the case? And are you aware of its contents?
00:38Look, I'm not aware of that, but again, if there is a tape that's relevant to the police investigation,
00:42it should be forwarded on to the police.
00:44If you conduct your own inquiries, how low are you going to see the Swans of Warrior,
00:49you know, it's the best time it's all for you?
00:51Well, the Swans have made inquiries, but there's, you know, the police investigation,
00:54we don't know where that will go. And at that stage, when that's completed,
00:58the AFL will make its inquiries. I think what is clear is the Swans have taken action
01:02with the support of the AFL based on the information that is at hand now.
01:06And there's been accountability for those players that were involved last week.
01:10What is the message to women in the game and the broader fan base about this incident,
01:15what the AFL stands for?
01:17Well, I think I've made it really clear what the AFL stands for,
01:19is respect for women is not negotiable.
01:22I think it's right that people would be asking questions at the moment.
01:25And I think football is a place where everyone should be, feel safe and included.
01:30And we will continue to work with our playing group and all our supporters
01:33on making sure that we have an environment that's like that.
01:35Do you think the game has a cold draw?
01:38I think the actions of a few don't define the actions of the entire industry.
01:43I think we made a statement on Tuesday night that was really clear.
01:47I think the Swans have handled the matter publicly and this was an appropriate time for us to speak.
01:53Yeah, the Swans penalties are adequate in those ways.
01:56The Swans penalties are, there is an accountability for those players, yeah.
02:00There's been reports of previous incidences involving Sydney players throughout the year
02:04and a lot of rumour mongered naturally in a scenario like this.
02:07Has the AFL been made aware of potential prior issues that have raised their head in Sydney
02:13over the course of the last few months?
02:15Not that I'm aware of, Lauren, no.
02:16Andrew, any of those Hawks players are not allowed to be in the room?
02:23The invitations for the Brownlow will be going out this week.
02:25Those players won't be invited.
02:27They are still eligible for the Brownlow, but they're under a club suspension,
02:30which goes until the end of the season.
02:32They're still holding back to the club.
02:35They will be, yeah, when that's completed.
02:38Do you think I should want another investment in Paris?
02:43That'll be a matter for the club.
02:44Is the lead looking into the Governor's Arts City and how the board has handled these
02:49and Portugal Poverle's path?
02:52Look, we've worked really closely with the club over the past week.
02:55Met with the club board only a couple of weeks ago.
02:59It's a learning experience for the club and I think it's something that they will continue
03:03to work through.
03:08Look, we saw an amazing crowd for the AFLW game.
03:11The highest crowd that the Sydney AFLW has had, over 16,000.
03:15And then we had a crowd of over 30,000 for the Benz game.
03:18There was some people that left the games in between, but that's happened in other doubleheaders.
03:24It was a special day for the Swansea.
03:27It was a tough day.
03:29Did you go about explaining to your daughters about what had happened to the Sydney Swans
03:34when you found our house?
03:36Oh, look, like any parent, you would describe what you can.
03:41And I think, as I said, it's the actions of a few don't reflect the actions of the many
03:45people that are in this industry.
03:47Do you feel like the illicit drugs policy needs any kind of review?
03:51Well, we've just undergone an extensive review of the illicit drugs policy and we've launched
03:56that and that'll be taking effect from this off-season.
03:59And so we'll continue.
04:01There's accountabilities for the players and they'll continue to be there.
04:04Do you reckon they're accountable as a status?
04:07Oh, as I said, there's been accountabilities for those players and they'll continue to be
04:11accountabilities there.
04:12It's a privilege to play AFL and with that comes responsibilities and there's accountabilities
04:18with that as well.
