AFL great Brendan Fevola and singing icon Guy Sebastian cleared to play one-off game after questions asked by rivals about payments
AFL great Brendan Fevola and Australian singing icon Guy Sebastian have been the subject of an investigation by Australia's biggest amateur football competition.
Former Carlton and Brisbane Lions goalkicker Fevola and Sebastian are set to play VAFA Division 5 Thirds for battling club Masala this Saturday.
Their participation is part of a promotion run by Fevola's breakfast radio program which is offering his services to battling local clubs.
Masala – located in Dandenong – was beaten by 229 points by St Bedes Mentone last weekend, scoring just a single goal, and sits last on the ladder.
The amateur club posted the announcement about Fevola to its social media channels on Monday.
But several VAFA clubs queried the announcement since the amateur competition strictly prohibits any payments to players.
The VAFA investigated the arrangement and found neither player was being paid for playing in the match or for other arrangements off field.
It's understood both Fevola and Sebastian are willing to sign a legal document confirming the league's findings.
A Fox FM producer said Fevola and Sebastian's involvement was purely 'a promotional exercise'.
'I can confirm that both Guy Sebastian and Brendan Fevola will not receive any payment or benefits from bar sales, or revenue relating to raffles, or auctions or similar that may or may not take place from any fundraising initiative by either Fox FM or Masala on the day or in the lead up, or post-match,' they said.
'This is a promotional exercise for Fev (for the show) and Guy (for his music) not a money-making exercise.'
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