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Four players cleared by police in Sydney Swans Pullman Hotel investigation

Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, James Jordon and Nick Blakey have been cleared by police in their investigation into allegations of sexual assault at the Pullman Hotel.

Covered by 8 sources from 3 countries. First reported by The Sydney Morning Herald ·

Headlines compared

Common ground: most headlines mention “hotel”, “charges”, “police” and “Sydney Swans players”.

Different angles:

  • Daily Mail “stripper scandal”
  • BBC News “Australian footballers”

How 8 newspapers cover this story

  1. The Sydney Morning HeraldAustraliaFirst report

    Swans players set to be cleared by police over hotel night with dancers

    Victoria Police will announce shortly the outcome of a months-long inquiry into a night out with Swans players and three exotic dancers in the Pullman East Melbourne hotel.

    · Four players cleared by police in Sydney Swans Pullman Hotel investigation

    · Sydney Swans CEO speaks after players cleared by police

  2. The AgeAustralia

    Swans players set to be cleared by police over hotel night with dancers

    Victoria Police will announce shortly the outcome of a months-long inquiry into a night out with Swans players and three exotic dancers in the Pullman East Melbourne hotel.

    · Four players cleared by police in Sydney Swans Pullman Hotel investigation

    · Sydney Swans CEO speaks after players cleared by police

  3. Daily MailUnited Kingdom

    Sydney Swans CLEARED: Players at centre of Pullman hotel stripper scandal will not face sexual assault charges

    The Sydney Swans players at the centre of the Pullman hotel stripper scandal will not be charged with sexual assault.

  4. The GuardianUnited Kingdom

    Police decide not to charge Sydney Swans players over incident in Melbourne hotel

    Victoria police will not lay charges due to ‘insufficient evidence’ Heeney, Warner, Blakey and Jordon had been under investigation Victoria police have decided not to charge four Sydney Swans players who were under investigation over an alleged sexual assault at a Melbourne hotel earlier this year. Sydney vice-captain…

  5. ABC News AustraliaAustralia

    Breaking: Sydney Swans players will not face charges over sex assault investigation

    Sydney Swans players embroiled in a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in a Melbourne hotel will not face criminal charges.

  6. BBC NewsUnited Kingdom

    Australian footballers will not be charged after hotel incident, police say

    Four Sydney Swans players had been under investigation after an alleged sexual assault after a game in Melbourne.

  7. The Australian Financial ReviewAustralia

    No charges for Sydney Swans players after Pullman night

    Four Sydney Swans players will not be charged after police confirmed they have finalised their investigation into a hotel room afterparty.

  8. The New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand

    Sydney Swans players won’t be charged over alleged Melbourne hotel sexual assault

    Three women alleged a sexual assault occurred at a Melbourne hotel after an AFL match.

Coverage details

8 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Daily Mail, The Guardian and 4 more. The Sydney Morning Herald published it first, on November 12, 2026; the last outlet to join was The New Zealand Herald, 2 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: Pullman East Melbourne, Victoria Police, Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner and James Jordon.

By country: Australia (4), United Kingdom (3), New Zealand (1). In total 12 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.

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