Saints midfielder Stephen Milne was accused of rape following an incident at the house of teammate Leigh Montana back in ’04. The sentence was overruled however when an appeal adjudged Bird’s actions to be accidental. In 2013, news of an illegal supplements program involving the Cronulla Sharks broke the internet. Basil was battered unconscious and suffered a depressed skull fracture in the altercation that took place between two rival families. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >. Apparently at the airport before the Grand Final, the whole Adelaide team were sitting on the Virgin lounge together while Jake Lever was sitting by himself. 4 year drugs ban for Norwood (ex Gold Coast) player Joshua Glenn, Stephen SOS Silvagni sacked from Carlton. Is Sydney gun shy because of its recent Buddy troubles?Source:Supplied. 89% Upvoted. AFL Club West Coast Other Teams WCE Aug 23, 2020 #3 Well worth a read. A Cronulla Shark at the time, Bird was sentenced to 16 months in jail after being found guilty of glassing his girlfriend. One year bans followed for all involved, dampening any realistic top eight hopes for Essendon in 2016. It’s hardly abnormal for a footy star to jeopardise his career with a public scandal. Preview Geelong v Collingwood - Sat @7:40 AEDT, Preview: Richmond v St Kilda - Fri @7:50 AEDT, Liked, Learnt, Hated - AFL Finals Edition, Aus v NZ Women's Internationals, ODIs/T20s. Adelaide Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 2 x AFLW premiers! Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 2 x AFLW premiers! What controversial rumours in the AFL world are likely to be true? Coach Shane Flanagan received a one-year ban, a $1,000,000 fine was issued to the club and the Sharks endured a torrid 2014 wooden-spoon season due to player exhaustion from the ongoing legal process. What’s more alarming is the amount of people affected by the drunken idiocy of some of AFL and NRL’s biggest names. Jan 22, 2007 2,851 2,099 Yes AFL Club St Kilda Aug 23, 2020 #4 God that was a bloody hard read. Sacked by Canberra for a string of offences including vandalism and urination on another man, he relocated to Bondi where he was abandoned by the Roosters for drink driving. 149 comments. Brisbane Lions Lions Women's Football Roster Watch The Den. In 2007, Ben Cousins was sacked from the West Coast Eagles for a string of off-field dramas. Mark LeCras to join Fremantle as an assistant coach, Eddie Slams Internet Rumours About Gay Players, Looking for a carlton player with the nickname mud. The Essendon drug scandal commenced in 2013 when rumours of illegal player doping emerged. Canberra terminated Monaghan’s contract so he packed up what little dignity he still hadand headed for England. Brendan Fevola embroiled himself in controversy on a number of occasions throughout his AFL career. The Backyard The Locker Room. Watson believes a move is in store for Daniher, with the Bombers legend pinpointing the Lions as his new destination. Kayo is your ticket to the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Several Melbourne clubs are chasing the rebounding defender as it emerged yesterday the Bombers had upped their offer to a whopping five years in a bid to keep the 26-year-old on their books. Son of AFL "Legend" accused of assault and distributing images. 2007 was a year Joey may wish to forget. Franklin moved to Sydney from Hawthorn on a monster nine-year deal worth $10 million, which he signed at the end of 2013. In 2012, Melbourne Demons speedster Liam Jurrah made headlines after allegedly beating his cousin Basil with a machete. Carlton Blues & Northern Blues Player Watch The Blue Room - In honour of The Cranium AFLW Carlton … Melbourne were taking the NRL world by storm in the years leading up to 2010.A string of premierships and minor premierships saw them dubbed as one of the greatest NRL teams of all time. Sort by. best. The club subsequently asked ASADA and the AFL to investigate them and although players were initially found not guilty of performance enhancing drug use, this decision was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Forums. Menu. Veteran footy journalist Caroline Wilson backed up Lloyd’s claim the Saints were keen on Taranto, who won the Giants’ best-and-fairest award last year. Former Eagle Daniel Kerr found unresponsive on main street in Kalgoorlie. AFL Scandals, rumours, idle gossip. Still, the Doggies lost a great deal of cash from sponsorship withdrawals and fines. However, Fev’s most memorable moment in the spotlight came in the form of a drunken rampage at the Brownlow Medal awards night. He was charged with four counts of rape in 2013 but avoided a jail conviction. Dangerfields a diver but were his actions bordering on racist? New to Kayo? An Essendon legend believes star forward Joe Daniher is set to walk out the door and join forces with a current finals playings club. by Fred Nerk on Mon 30 Dec 2019, 12:50 That sounds most like a no - in which I'm still mystified why you'd need to read that shite 'for work' This thread is archived . In the wake of Mitchell Pearce’s dog humping antics, we compare and contrast ten of the biggest scandals from the NRL with those of the AFL…, Todd Carney’s NRL career was nothing short of tumultuous. Muck raked, rubbish spoken. Watson also wondered whether the Swans were eyeing off snatching gun forward Jeremy Cameron from cross-town rivals GWS. Adelaide were fined and refused participation in drafting while Tippett arrived at the Swans unscathed. What a man…. AFL vs. NRL: 10 Worst Scandals from each code . “The whole Buddy Franklin thing, has it played on the minds of the Sydney Swans? The Age reports Essendon would ask for Carlton’s first-round draft pick if any trade were to eventuate. Muck raked, rubbish spoken. Port Adelaide star Jack Watts has opened up about the tumultuous period in his life where two scandals in less than five months left him feeling like the ‘worst person on the planet’.