Overview
- Blake Drury and Aiden Grace made sexually explicit remarks about a female SANFL staff member during a May 17 promotional shoot for the SANFL-WAFL clash
- The SANFL quietly imposed one-game suspensions and withdrew both players from the representative match following an internal investigation
- Both athletes sent written apologies to the staffer and completed an education program on respect for women
- Adelaide Crows voiced strong disappointment and supported the league’s sanctions while offering assistance to the affected staff member
- Drury’s nomination in the May 28 AFL mid-season draft went unheeded, with recruiters passing over the former North Melbourne player