We need to own that as a club and get better,” Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale said.“They have learned a very hard lesson and we need to help them earn back the trust and respect of the club.The players will be sent home from the Tigers’ Queensland hub immediately.“AFL players caught breaking COVID rules should be sent home. Credit: Getty.

02:49 Mins. Is Jeff Kanewischer still the coach of this team?

... Richmond players took to the field in a hit out with Geelong. Queensland won’t tolerate it,” Palaszczuk wrote. Richmond players in Gold Coast brawl. Captain Trent Cotchin’s The AFL copped a major black eye in its most serious COVID-19 breach to date when it was revealednews.com.au — Australia’s leading news siteNRL 2020: Commentators in disbelief over forward pass bunker...This latest incident comes after young Sydney Swans star Elijah Taylor was“The players have been based inside the Club’s player hub on the Gold Coast having already undertaken a 14-day quarantine in July. Two Richmond Tigers players have been arrested after being involved in a fight outside Gold Coast strip club.

While others have battled to cross the Queensland borders to seek either medical care or catch up with loved ones on compassionate grounds, these two have been free to live their dream of being a league footballer.Based on what we know now, another two dismissals wouldn't have been out of order.Sydney Stack and Callum Coleman-Jones sent home and handed 10-match suspensions after late night fightIn the world of knuckleheads it doesn't get any more cliche than that.Ross Lyon and Matthew Lloyd analyse the pivotal Friday night clash between St Kilda and the GWS GiantsOf course they're not the first to stuff up in this era of hub life and, I hate to say it, they won't be the last.The actions of Richmond players Sydney Stack and Callum Coleman-JonesThat freedom would, in the minds of most players, be either a coffee from a cafe or a surf.Richmond is of the belief that the sackings are over.This pair hasn't had to worry about any of that.Almost two hours to reflect on how they've just, potentially, ruined their careers and the public image of the biggest sporting organisation in Australia.Most Victorians watching that footage would've gladly given up their current lifestyle for a taste of quarantine life, AFL style.It was a horrible look for the AFL which only a week earlier laid off a large chunk of its workforce.Jack Lonie puts St Kilda on the brink of a finals appearance as they pull away from the Giants in the third quarterStupidity in this COVID-19 era has been all too common.How must those sacked staff members be feeling now. Two Richmond Tigers players have been arrested after being involved in a fight outside Gold Coast strip club. There is absolutely no excuse for what took place. Help Get this Team Started on MaxPreps. That apology extends to the Queensland Government and Police who have far more significant matters to attend to in these difficult times.”The Queensland government, still celebrating after securing hosting rights to the 2020 grand final, has been under pressure “There is simply no excuse for this breach. However, all played at a junior level and it was considere… They are not part of the current quarantine hub where AFL officials, players and family members are undertaking the required 14-day quarantine period.

Wills' cousin H. C. A. Harrison captained Richmond briefly in the early 1860s before moving to Geelong.

“The players left the (hub) venue, they caught Ubers and it’s the accumulation of the breaches that puts it at the top end,” Dillon told 7NEWS.Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had earlier urged the AFL to kick any players guilty of breaching the league’s protocols out of the state.Parramatta on track for top-four NRL spotCCTV footage emerges of AFL players' wild brawl outside strip club“The pair chose to continue drinking at the completion of the function in their rooms before going out and attending a venue.”Richmond have been fined $100,000 by the AFL for their second protocols breach in two months, with a separate $100,000 penalty added to their football department soft cap for 2021.“These players made very poor decisions after consuming too much alcohol, choosing to leave the club’s hub in the early hours of Friday morning, and in doing so potentially putting themselves, their teammates and the AFL season at risk.“It is a privilege to be able to continue our competition, and with that privilege comes responsibility,” AFL general counsel Andrew Dillon said in a statement. The AFL have thought of everything.”Football 2020: Matildas fans fume after jersey blunder, wome...Two Victorian AFL players have been arrested and hit with hefty fines for fighting outside a Gold Coast strip club in a breach of the code’s strict COVID-19 bubble restrictions.Dan Nolan, a reporter for Channel 9’s A Current Affair, added: “Two Richmond players arrested for fighting outside a strip club on the Gold Coast. “The Club immediately reported the breach of protocols to the AFL, and is working with the League to investigate the matter.But there was also a serious side to the reaction. Far too many breaches this year when they are crazy lucky to be playing. As Victorians endure the harshest lockdown in the country because of coronavirus, there was anger that entitled AFL stars — given the chance to relocate to Queensland so they could continue playing — had insulted everyone else forced to follow strict rules.wife Brooke was caught breaking COVID-19 protocolsChannel 10’s Annie Kearney said: “So many people are making so many sacrifices so the AFL season can go ahead.