Overview
- Channel 7 reporters said Tuesday that Tyson Stengle cut ties with his management and has had only sporadic contact with Geelong.
- They described his career as in crisis despite a contract that runs through 2029 at about $750,000 a year.
- Geelong coach Chris Scott said Wednesday he lacks detail on the situation and pointed to AFL processes for any return to play.
- Seven’s Tom Morris reported the league’s medical model, a wellbeing process that can approve training and playing, is blocking a comeback, while football boss Andrew Mackie told radio the club sets the timing.
- The forward has not played this season and trained inconsistently after Gather Round following a personal break, with concern shaped by a July 2024 nightclub incident that ended in a hospital visit.