Omeo District Football Netball League (ODFNL) ladder leader and premiership favourite, Swan Reach, has been stripped of all its 2023 wins after being found guilty and penalised for intentionally breaching the 2023 Player Points Policy.
Evidence was presented to AFL Gippsland recently about a possible breach by the club and after an investigation which it was asked to supply additional information in support of its assessments, the club was deemed to have operated outside the rules.
Players at all AFL Victoria clubs are allocated points which is determined by player's playing history and achievements and is structured in a way to promote player retention and loyalty.
Swan Reach Football Netball Club was allocated 40 points by the ODFNL for the season 2023.
The club has been deemed to have played four players whose points allocation was incorrectly assessed, with AFL Gippsland finding that had the players  taken the field under the correct assessment, Swan Reach would have been over their allotted 40 points in all it's wins, so it had no choice but to remove the victories.

IMAGE: Swan Reach Football Netball Club’s senior Omeo District football season is in tatters, stripped of all its 2023 premiership points after being found guilty of breaching the player points policy. (PS)