GWS coach Cam Bernasconi has revealed the emotional turmoil confronted by the Giants’ AFLW crew following the latest behaviour of the membership’s males’s squad.
The facet’s preparation for his or her week-eight fixture towards Hawthorn in Frankston on Saturday was largely overshadowed by the fallout of the boys’s post-season operate that concerned sexist skits and inappropriate costumes.
The AFL handed suspensions or fines to 13 present and former Giants AFL gamers on Thursday.
The league mentioned their behaviour finally month’s operate was “utterly unacceptable”.
Six have been suspended, with Josh Fahey given the lengthiest ban of 4 matches after dressing as former NRL participant Jarryd Hayne and simulating “inappropriate acts on a intercourse doll”.
Toby Greene was one in every of seven gamers fined $5,000, with the Giants captain amongst these punished by the AFL for exhibiting an absence of management and failing to cease the efficiency of the skits.
“The entire AFLW program was actually disillusioned with the actions of what went on, and that does filter into the footy membership.
“I used to be actually proud with how the ladies might climate that this week after which come out [and play competitively against the Hawks].
“There is a large emotional toll that has on not simply the enjoying group, however everybody contained in the footy membership with the actions of what occurred.
“You see loads of emotional fatigue in all probability late within the recreation, however I used to be so proud that they got here out and performed a robust model of footy.”
On Thursday, Giants AFLW captain Rebecca Beeson expressed her disappointment within the behaviour of the boys’s gamers.
“It can be crucial that we make it identified that we have been deeply harm and angered when studying of the behaviour that occurred,” Beeson mentioned in a membership assertion.
“Taking part in the sport we love provides us a platform to talk to the neighborhood, followers and younger individuals.
“Because the AFLW enjoying group, we really feel it’s of nice significance to emphasize that the behaviour that included references to gender-based violence is totally unacceptable below any circumstances.
“The values of respect, range and inclusion are as essential off the sector as they’re on it.
“We look ahead to the AFL enjoying group studying from this incident and as a membership, we’re united in making certain everybody feels secure inside our recreation.”
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