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The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Former AFL player cops secret ban in SA state league
A former AFL player was secretly banned from a state league match for making inappropriate comments about a female. Blake Drury, who played 10 AFL games for North Melbourne before joining Adelaide's SANFL side this season, was picked to play in a game between South Australia and Western Australia's state leagues. But at a promotion for the May 17 state game, Drury and another player, Central District's Aiden Grace, were caught on video making "unacceptable" comments about a SANFL female staffer. The staffer discovered the comments when editing footage. The pair were suddenly withdrawn from SA's team for the state game - no reason was given at the time but it has now emerged the duo were secretly banned for one game by the SANFL. The Crows, in a statement, said they were "angered" at the incident and supported the SANFL's sanction. "Adelaide Football Club can confirm one of its SANFL-listed players was sanctioned for making inappropriate comments about a SANFL staff member," the Crows said. "The club is extremely disappointed and angered by the incident, and it endorsed the SANFL's sanction." Drury, who was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of last season, has been sent for counselling and an education program, the Crows said. The 21-year-old nominated for the AFL mid-season draft on Wednesday night but was overlooked. The SANFL said the comments about the female staffer represented "unacceptable conduct". "We were extremely disappointed by the inappropriate comments made by the players and continue to provide support to our staff member impacted," the state league said. A former AFL player was secretly banned from a state league match for making inappropriate comments about a female. Blake Drury, who played 10 AFL games for North Melbourne before joining Adelaide's SANFL side this season, was picked to play in a game between South Australia and Western Australia's state leagues. But at a promotion for the May 17 state game, Drury and another player, Central District's Aiden Grace, were caught on video making "unacceptable" comments about a SANFL female staffer. The staffer discovered the comments when editing footage. The pair were suddenly withdrawn from SA's team for the state game - no reason was given at the time but it has now emerged the duo were secretly banned for one game by the SANFL. The Crows, in a statement, said they were "angered" at the incident and supported the SANFL's sanction. "Adelaide Football Club can confirm one of its SANFL-listed players was sanctioned for making inappropriate comments about a SANFL staff member," the Crows said. "The club is extremely disappointed and angered by the incident, and it endorsed the SANFL's sanction." Drury, who was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of last season, has been sent for counselling and an education program, the Crows said. The 21-year-old nominated for the AFL mid-season draft on Wednesday night but was overlooked. The SANFL said the comments about the female staffer represented "unacceptable conduct". "We were extremely disappointed by the inappropriate comments made by the players and continue to provide support to our staff member impacted," the state league said. A former AFL player was secretly banned from a state league match for making inappropriate comments about a female. Blake Drury, who played 10 AFL games for North Melbourne before joining Adelaide's SANFL side this season, was picked to play in a game between South Australia and Western Australia's state leagues. But at a promotion for the May 17 state game, Drury and another player, Central District's Aiden Grace, were caught on video making "unacceptable" comments about a SANFL female staffer. The staffer discovered the comments when editing footage. The pair were suddenly withdrawn from SA's team for the state game - no reason was given at the time but it has now emerged the duo were secretly banned for one game by the SANFL. The Crows, in a statement, said they were "angered" at the incident and supported the SANFL's sanction. "Adelaide Football Club can confirm one of its SANFL-listed players was sanctioned for making inappropriate comments about a SANFL staff member," the Crows said. "The club is extremely disappointed and angered by the incident, and it endorsed the SANFL's sanction." Drury, who was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of last season, has been sent for counselling and an education program, the Crows said. The 21-year-old nominated for the AFL mid-season draft on Wednesday night but was overlooked. The SANFL said the comments about the female staffer represented "unacceptable conduct". "We were extremely disappointed by the inappropriate comments made by the players and continue to provide support to our staff member impacted," the state league said.
West Australian
3 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Former AFL player cops secret ban in SA state league
A former AFL player was secretly banned from a state league match for making inappropriate comments about a female. Blake Drury, who played 10 AFL games for North Melbourne before joining Adelaide's SANFL side this season, was picked to play in a game between South Australia and Western Australia's state leagues. But at a promotion for the May 17 state game, Drury and another player, Central District's Aiden Grace, were caught on video making "unacceptable" comments about a SANFL female staffer. The staffer discovered the comments when editing footage. The pair were suddenly withdrawn from SA's team for the state game - no reason was given at the time but it has now emerged the duo were secretly banned for one game by the SANFL. The Crows, in a statement, said they were "angered" at the incident and supported the SANFL's sanction. "Adelaide Football Club can confirm one of its SANFL-listed players was sanctioned for making inappropriate comments about a SANFL staff member," the Crows said. "The club is extremely disappointed and angered by the incident, and it endorsed the SANFL's sanction." Drury, who was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of last season, has been sent for counselling and an education program, the Crows said. The 21-year-old nominated for the AFL mid-season draft on Wednesday night but was overlooked. The SANFL said the comments about the female staffer represented "unacceptable conduct". "We were extremely disappointed by the inappropriate comments made by the players and continue to provide support to our staff member impacted," the state league said.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Former AFL player cops secret ban in SA state league
A former AFL player was secretly banned from a state league match for making inappropriate comments about a female. Blake Drury, who played 10 AFL games for North Melbourne before joining Adelaide's SANFL side this season, was picked to play in a game between South Australia and Western Australia's state leagues. But at a promotion for the May 17 state game, Drury and another player, Central District's Aiden Grace, were caught on video making "unacceptable" comments about a SANFL female staffer. The staffer discovered the comments when editing footage. The pair were suddenly withdrawn from SA's team for the state game - no reason was given at the time but it has now emerged the duo were secretly banned for one game by the SANFL. The Crows, in a statement, said they were "angered" at the incident and supported the SANFL's sanction. "Adelaide Football Club can confirm one of its SANFL-listed players was sanctioned for making inappropriate comments about a SANFL staff member," the Crows said. "The club is extremely disappointed and angered by the incident, and it endorsed the SANFL's sanction." Drury, who was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of last season, has been sent for counselling and an education program, the Crows said. The 21-year-old nominated for the AFL mid-season draft on Wednesday night but was overlooked. The SANFL said the comments about the female staffer represented "unacceptable conduct". "We were extremely disappointed by the inappropriate comments made by the players and continue to provide support to our staff member impacted," the state league said.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Revealed: Why two footy stars have 'SECRETLY been banned' by league chiefs as shock 'hot mic' remarks emerge
An Adelaide Crows footballer has reportedly been caught in a shocking 'hot mic' moment following a recent promotional shoot. According to Channel 7, Blake Drury, a SANFL-listed player, was caught making a sexually inappropriate comment about a female staff member while she was in the room. He and a second player are, per The Advisor, said to have served 'secret bans'. The 31-year-old footballer had been recording for a shoot to promote a recent clash between SANFL and WAFL sides. The female staff member is understood to have been employed by the SANFL side. Drury, a former North Melbourne forward, was allegedly conversing with Aiden Grace. Grace, 27, is the vice-captain of the Central District football club. The outlet writes that the victim later found out about the comments which Channel 7 states were 'too vulgar to report'. Both Drury and Grace were then withdrawn from playing in the clash against Western Australia, which will take place later in May at The Adelaide Oval. They were handed a one-match ban from the league. SANFL told Channel 7 that the players were both sanctioned and described their conduct as 'unacceptable'. A league spokesperson said: '[The league] immediately investigated and addressed the matter, with both players sanctioned.' The outlet adds that the pair have sent written apologies to the woman involved. SANFL said in a statement: 'We were extremely disappointed by the inappropriate comments made by the players and continue to provide support to our staff member impacted.' The Crows added they were 'extremely disappointed and angered.' The footy club added that it 'endorsed the SANFL's sanction.' Drury, who has made 10 AFL appearances for North Melbourne before leaving the club in 2024 after being drafted as a No 1 pick in the 2023 rookie draft. He'd go on to make 6 AFL appearances for Adelaide's reserves and had been hopeful of landing himself a spot in the club's senior side during Wednesday's mid-season draft. The players are now also set to undertake counselling and education programmes.
7NEWS
4 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Adelaide Crows SANFL player Blake Drury and Central District's Aiden Grace serve secret bans after ‘hot mic' incident
A second Adelaide Crows footballer in as many days has been found to have been banned over sexually inappropriate behaviour towards a woman. Blake Drury, a SANFL-listed player who is hoping for an AFL lifeline in Wednesday night's mid-season draft, was caught in a 'hot mic' moment following a recent promotional shoot. Drury, 21, was in conversation with Central District vice-captain Aiden Grace, 27, during a break in recording for a shoot to promote the recent representative clash between SANFL and WAFL players. Two of the state league's most recognisable names, the pair did not realise the camera was rolling when they made sexually explicit remarks about a female SANFL staff member in the room. It was the victim herself who later discovered the comments, which are too vulgar to report. Drury and Grace have already served bans that had been kept secret until now. The SANFL told 7NEWS that both Drury and Grace were punished over what it described it as 'unacceptable conduct'. '(The league) immediately investigated and addressed the matter, with both players sanctioned,' it said. The players were mysteriously withdrawn from the SA team that faced WA on May 17, and 7NEWS can now reveal the SANFL quietly hit them with one-game suspensions. Drury and Grace have since sent written apologies to the woman involved and have received education around respect for woman. 'We were extremely disappointed by the inappropriate comments made by the players and continue to provide support to our staff member impacted,' the SANFL told 7NEWS in a statement. Adelaide released a statement to 7NEWS on Wednesday night, saying they're extremely disappointed and angered by Drury's actions. Drury spent two years on North Melbourne's AFL list, playing 10 games across 2023-24, before joining Adelaide's SANFL side for this year. He nominated for the AFL mid-season draft taking place on Wednesday night. The new scandal comes just days after it was revealed another Adelaide player sent a photo of a woman without her consent to a former teammate earlier this year. 'It had been addressed. What we addressed was that it's unacceptable, it's not who we are,' Crows AFL coach Matthew Nicks said. Drury and the unnamed Crows player involved in the earlier incident received bans from the club.
