Five Swans players set to return to club this week
Five Sydney Swans players suspended after the August Pullman Hotel incident are expected back at headquarters now the season has ended.
Five Swans players have not attended headquarters since their suspension in August. Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice are the five suspended players.
The club expects them to return this week now the season has ended in a preliminary final loss. The club has not yet decided on formal exit meetings or whether the players will address the playing group before going on break.
It is believed teammates at the Swans have continued to keep in close contact with the suspended players over the past month. Chad Warner has told the club he wants to work back for 2027, though he will then become a free agent.
Nick Blakey's future is less certain, with rival clubs reportedly interested in recruiting him. Police are investigating assault allegations from the incident but have not laid any charges.
- Five: Heeney, Warner, Blakey, Jordon, Bice
- Players suspended
- August, Pullman Hotel
- Incident date and place
- Preliminary final loss
- Season outcome
- None laid as of September 2
- Police charges
Why it mattersThe club must rebuild team cohesion after the on-field loss and off-field scandal as key players' futures remain uncertain.
AustraliaThe return of these players is central to Sydney Swans supporters' hopes for rebuilding the team during the 2027 AFL season.
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