Sydney Swans coach Dean Cox and captain Callum Mills spoke to reporters on Friday at Swans HQ, addressing the scandal involving the suspension of five players for breaching the club's standards on drinking and staying out late following last Sunday's win over Essendon in Melbourne.
Sydney Swans coach and captain address media over player suspension scandal
Sydney Swans coach Dean Cox and captain Callum Mills spoke to reporters on Friday at Swans HQ, addressing the scandal involving the suspension of five players for breaching the club's standards on drinking and staying out late following last Sunday's win over Essendon in Melbourne.
The five suspended players are Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Chad Warner, Riley Bice and James Jordon. The suspensions followed the team's match against Essendon in Melbourne the previous Sunday.
Friday's press conference was the first occasion on which Mills spoke publicly since the suspensions were announced. Sydney CEO Matthew Pavlich and chairman Andrew Pridham had separately addressed reporters earlier in the week.
Cox and Mills finished answering questions at the conclusion of the press conference. Sydney's men's team is scheduled to play North Melbourne on Sunday afternoon at the SCG in the final round of the home and away season, a match preceded by an AFLW game between Sydney's women's team and Essendon's women's team at the same venue.
- The source does not state what Cox or Mills said at the press conference beyond the fact that it took place and concluded.
- The source does not state what Pavlich and Pridham said when they addressed reporters earlier in the week.
- The source does not state which players, if any, will be available for selection against North Melbourne on Sunday.
- The source does not state the duration of the suspensions or whether any disciplinary process beyond the club's own action is under way.
- The source text supplied appears truncated; some material may be missing.
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