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Swans skipper’s powerful training act before police probe reveals bizarre player claim to women — LIVE Amid challenging circumstances, both Sydney’s AFL and AFLW teams will now turn their attention to Sunday’s Swans double-header at the SCG. Sydney on Wednesday announced it wouldn’t consider Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon or Chad Warner for AFL selection for the rest of the 2026 season after breaching the club’s behavioural standards. Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. It follows an alleged incident at the Pullman hotel in East Melbourne on Monday morning, which is now the subject of a Victoria Police sexual assault investigation. In a fresh twist, Swans players reportedly told women invited to their hotel room that they were “carpenters”. The Swans face North Melbourne in a Round 24 ‘deadrubber’ clash at the SCG as they’re already locked into second spot for the upcoming finals series. But they’ll now head into their September campaign without those five key players. Before the Swans-Roos AFL clash on Sunday, Sydney’s AFLW team will take on Essendon in a bid to record a second straight win. Both AFL and AFLW Swans teams trained on Wednesday at the SCG, with the men’s program linking up arm-in-arm for a huddle during their session. Follow all the latest developments and reaction in our blog below. If you can’t see the blog, tap here.