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‘Not on': Legend scolds star after ‘inappropriate touching' footage
The AFL Integrity Unit have closed off an investigation into an incident of 'potential inappropriate touching' by a Brisbane player to a Sydney opponent on Saturday. The incident occurred shortly after Sydney's Nick Blakey had taken an intercept mark deep inside Brisbane's forward line. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. As Blakey lay on the Gabba turf, Lions forward Henry Smith stood over the top of him before stumbling backwards and then pushing up off his rival and standing the mark. The moment however raised eyebrows after a still image and slow motion footage appeared to show Smith making contact with Blakey's backside. Footage of the incident was shown on Monday night with AFL 360's Gerard Whateley and Garry Lyon discussing what had unfolded. 'This is the fleeting interaction on Saturday between Nick Blakey and Henry Smith,' Whateley said. 'But this is the angle as to why the AFL needed to investigate what had happened. 'We went through a couple of different phases with this during the day.' Former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon said the young Lions star was lucky to avoid being sanctioned by the league. 'The first photo I looked at I went 'hang on a minute'. And then the other bit of vision which turned up I said 'hang on a minute...',' he said. 'They needed to look at that and this young man, I think that's unnecessary. The AFL have cleared him of any wrongdoing, there's no complaint from Sydney or Nick Blakey. 'I think it's unnecessary, I just thought he lost his balance and put his hand down for balance initially. 'It's just not what we need. If they had of fined him it wouldn't have surprised me. In the end they've probably sent a message to him pretty clear to say 'hey this is not on in any circumstance'.' The league on Monday moved to put a full stop on the matter and they closed off the investigation. A statement from the league read: 'Following inquires by the AFL Integrity Unit into an incident during the Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans match on Saturday, it has been determined that no further action is required.' Brisbane said earlier on Monday in a statement: 'The club is aware the AFL Integrity Unit is looking into an alleged incident from Saturday's match against Sydney. While this process is being conducted, the club will not be commenting at this point.'
Courier-Mail
30 minutes ago
- Courier-Mail
AFL 2025: Integrity Unit closes investigation into inappropriate touching incident, Brisbane Lions vs Sydney Swans
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. The AFL Integrity Unit has closed its investigation into an incident of 'potential inappropriate touching' by a Brisbane player to a Sydney opponent last Saturday. The Lions and Swans had been in communication with the league and were 'aware of the AFL's enquiries', reported Nine's Tom Morris on Monday afternoon. Morris said there was 'no complaint' from the Sydney player, with the league moving to put a full stop on the matter on Monday evening. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. A statement from the league read: 'Following enquires by the AFL Integrity Unit into an incident during the Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans match on Saturday, it has been determined that no further action is required.' It's believed a still image made the incident appear much worse than it was in motion. On video, it was essentially a non-event. The AFL is investigating an incident of 'potential inappropriate touching'. (Photo by Russell Freeman/AFL Photos via Getty Images) Herald Sun journalist Jon Ralph reported on X: 'The incident in question sees the Lions player try to keep his feet amid a tangle of legs after a marking contest. If there is contact, it's extremely brief and totally accidental. Seems absolutely nothing to it.' Brisbane said earlier on Monday in a statement: 'The club is aware the AFL Integrity Unit is looking into an alleged incident from Saturday's match against Sydney. While this process is being conducted, the club will not be commenting at this point.' Morris earlier reported that the incident was 'initially viewed through a Match Review Officer lens' before being referred to the league's Integrity Unit. In 2023, the AFL suspended Gold Coast's Touk Miller one game in 2023 after committing a 'squirrel grip' act against Brisbane's Dayne Zorko. In 2020, Richmond's Nick Vlastuin and Jayden Short were made to apologise for inappropriately touching teammate Mabior Chol during their song celebration. Saturday afternoon's fixture saw plenty of drama off-field, too, with a crowd brawl erupting post-siren between Lions and Swans fans. Sydney upset Brisbane by two points at the Gabba in a top-four-shaping result, with the reigning premiers unexpectedly finishing the round in fifth position. Originally published as AFL hand down verdict on 'potential inappropriate touching' by Lions player
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39 minutes ago
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The Block star Cam Scott's wild salary revealed
Scott Cam's eye-watering salary for his role on The Block has reportedly been revealed. The beloved TV host, who recently declared this year's five teams the best crew he's seen on the show yet, has been at its helm for 19 years. A TV insider reportedly told Women's Day that Channel 9 was keen to keep Scott and his co-star Shelley Craft on the hugely popular series for as long as they could, and so they made sure he was happy with a sum 'close to $2 million dollars' a year. 'As long as audiences keep watching, Scotty and Shelley are the heart of the show,' they said. 'It's ultimately up to the network, but if Scott wants to stay, they will find a way to keep him.' The insider went on to reveal that Scott's a 'delight' to work with which is a big part of the reason he's been around for so long. 'He still feels lucky to be doing it year after year and to be part of a show audiences still love. There's a real sense of gratitude,' added the source. The huge sum would count Scott among the highest paid TV stars in Australia at the moment. During a recent interview with Cam boasted about this year's series revealing viewers will be hugely impressed with the talent of the contestants. 'Over the years, there've been some great contestants, but as a collective group, these have been my best,' Scott said. 'I think they've worked really hard, which I love. And resilience is a really important thing to me, and lack of complaining.' He went on to reveal that he gets frustrated with contestants that 'whinge' about their time on the show, saying that the only way to get impressive results is to put your head down and push through. 'The complaining annoys me because I've worked hard all my life, and when I was a young bloke, I worked like a Trojan. And so, I could have done this,' he confessed. 'This lot worked really hard with a great deal of resilience, and they were good to the crew. 'That's the other big thing. They had a few blues with each other. So, it's not boring. But it's justified. And they were just good to everybody.'
