Another scandal involving an alleged sexual assault has erupted in the AFL.
This time, a number of players from the Sydney Swans have been spoken to by police after an alleged incident said to have taken place in the early hours of Monday.
Today, The Age’s chief AFL writer, Jake Niall, discusses what's known, and not known, about what's unfolded.

And, just a note, we're not suggesting the players are under investigation by police, just that they are assisting with their inquiries.

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'Men run the AFL and it is time they fixed its dark underbelly.'
‘Extremely disappointed’: Cox breaks silence as police release update on Swans investigation.

Another scandal involving an alleged sexual assault has erupted in the AFL. This time, a number of players from the Sydney Swans have been spoken to by police after an alleged incident said to have taken place in the early hours of Monday. Today, The Age&rsquo;s chief AFL writer, Jake Niall, discusses what's known, and not known, about what's unfolded. And, just a note, we're not suggesting the players are under investigation by police, just that they are assisting with their inquiries.
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<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/men-run-the-afl-and-it-is-time-they-fixed-its-dark-underbelly-20260818-p60pez.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">'Men run the AFL and it is time they fixed its dark underbelly.'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/extremely-disappointed-cox-breaks-silence-as-swans-players-investigated-20260818-p60p88.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">&lsquo;Extremely disappointed&rsquo;: Cox breaks silence as police release update on Swans investigation.</a></li>
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The Sydney Swans sexual assault allegations

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