Overview
- Prosecutors withdrew all charges against Tanner Bruhn and co-accused Patrick Sinnott in Geelong Magistrates’ Court after a key witness admitted lying during the committal.
- Magistrate Kimberley Swadesir ordered the chief commissioner of Victoria Police to pay the men’s legal costs.
- A court suppression order that had concealed Bruhn’s identity for about nine months was lifted, allowing full reporting of the case.
- The AFL confirmed its stand-down has ended, and Geelong said Bruhn will return to the club’s program for the start of pre-season training.
- The AFL Players’ Association condemned the stand-down as “premature and disproportionate” and urged a clearer sanctioning framework for future cases.