00:00We acknowledge today that the police, the Victoria Police investigation is now included and that no city sponsor player has
00:08been charged.
00:09Back in August we sanctioned the five players as a result of breaching the standards of behaviour that we expect
00:17of everyone here at the football club.
00:19Importantly at the outset we separated that from the police investigation and we stand by that decision.
00:25As detailed last week to you all, we began a thorough analysis and examination of the men's footy program.
00:34We're well advanced through that process. We have the help of some independent advisors and we are hopeful that that
00:41will be finalised by the end of the year with some really important changes and recommendations to that program.
00:49It's been a really difficult period for everyone affected by this and involved. It's been a really difficult period for
00:55our football club and the players involved, their families, our staff, our fans, members and corporate partners.
01:04We appreciate and understand that everyone has been dealing with it in their own way and we thank them for
01:09their support during that time.
01:11It has been really hard on a lot of people and that resilience and that ability to stick together means
01:17that we've got some strong foundations for the future and today is at least an opportunity to think about that
01:22future and start stepping forward.
