Overview

• $40,000 of the penalty is suspended for two years contingent on no further salary-cap or soft-cap breaches.
• Geelong will operate under expanded AFL compliance oversight on third-party dealings for the next two seasons.
• The extended audit covered 2019–2024 and found multiple non-disclosures or late disclosures across the club’s AFL and AFLW programs.
• The review was conducted with EY Australia and led by AFL officials Stephen Meade, David Grossman and Jennifer Macmillan, while AFL executive Simon Kelleher had no role.
• CEO Steve Hocking said the club fully cooperated with the process and will strengthen education and governance practices.