Port Adelaide chairman David Koch has detonated over the AFL’s decision to suspend Sam Powell-Pepper for a further week after SPP missed two games following a late night out on the town.
Footy reporter Tom Browne read out a statement from Koch on Melbourne radio on Thursday morning:
“The whole respect and responsibility policy leaves the clubs in the dark. They take complete control. I issued them a grievance notice before they would start talking sense,” Browne read.
“My biggest issue was they are railroading a kid and trying to re-build their reputation with women because of the misdemeanours of their own former executives.
“In Sam-Powell Pepper’s case, a woman anonymously made these claims, did not press charges with police – which we were happy for her to do. We have vision of the entire night and the head of the integrity unit refused to see it.
“I’m putting it on the agenda at the next president’s meeting’ – and I believe they have high profile support from at least one other club.”
We acknowledge the @AFL findings of inappropriate behavior by SPP.
— David Koch (@kochie_online) April 25, 2018
As to the claims by some sections of the media, we’re comforted the investigation concluded with no findings of sexual assault which is consistent with our position from the very start. https://t.co/zk7HnpsLLo
