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Five suspended Sydney Swans players left out of 2027 calendar
The Sydney Swans have left five players out of their 2027 calendar: Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice.
The five were stood down for the rest of the 2026 season after breaching club behavioural standards following an incident at the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne.
The calendar does not say when its lineup was decided or why the players were omitted, so it does not establish whether the suspensions caused their absence.
The club’s sanctions were separate from a police investigation into sexual assault allegations.
Heeney, Warner, Blakey and Jordon remained under investigation in the latest reporting, while Bice was reported cleared of criminal wrongdoing; no charges had been laid.
Heeney still won the club’s best-and-fairest award, and the Swans said the players’ on-field performances were counted separately from their conduct.
The five had also asked not to attend the club’s October 1 awards night, and Heeney said he was determined to return for the 2027 season.
Five Sydney Swans players suspended after the Pullman Hotel incident are absent from the club’s 2027 calendar.
The players are Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice.
The club suspended all five for the rest of the 2026 season for breaching its behavioural standards.
The calendar lineup includes 12 players, among them Tom Papley, Errol Gulden, Callum Mills and Brodie Grundy.
The club has not said when the calendar was finalised or why the five were omitted.
- Who
- Sydney Swans players Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice.
- What
- They were left out of the club’s 2027 calendar after being suspended for the rest of the 2026 season.
- When
- The calendar was reported on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The incident involved the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne; the calendar is for the Sydney Swans.
- Why
- The players were suspended for breaching club behavioural standards. The club has not said why they were omitted from the calendar.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Pullman Hotel incident led to allegations and club disciplinary action.
The five players requested not to attend the Swans’ awards night at Town Hall.
The Daily Mail reported that all five players were absent from the club’s 2027 calendar.
- Players omitted
- Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice
- Calendar lineup
- 12 players
- Suspension
- Remainder of the 2026 season
- Incident location
- Pullman Hotel, East Melbourne
- Publication date
- October 13, 2026
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