Scandal AFL auditing third party payments from Geelong

[Romeoh1]

Who would have thought a club that has had 20 year+ of sustained success would have financial scandals.

Uhuh. I’d have thought ‘scandals’ is a stretch.

 

[JackFlash]

I agree Jack, the AFL should make this all transparent. Although, Geelong apparently had ‘a few’ discrepancies not just one. One error could just be an oversight, but a few seems pretty careless.

Yes, but in an organisation as big as an AFL club i would be surprised if they had anything less than 3 discrepancies at any given time. Every business encounters it.

 

[jirkago1975]

What is the crime though? The Audit says there is nothing but a few discrepancies. There wouldn't be a person alive who hasn't submitted a Tax return without a discrepancy. All the AFL have to do is make all of this transparent. Things like discovering a lodgement issue over a car to a senior AFLW player that wasn’t lodged is hardly a hanging offence? Brisbane were fined in 2017, they are forever auditing clubs and bound to find something incorrect. So far, nothing appears to get anyone's knickers in a knot except for Caro? She would like nothing more than see Geelong cop a whack!

I’ve always had a big problem with the 3rd party deals and that’s what geelongs crime is. This isn’t an all out get Geelong thing. The afl is so corrupt and with creative management, all clubs are being dodgy.
If all the talk was correct when Danger left Adelaide and his wife and their family was employed by the Costas and then Dangers dad as well. Is this not dodgy? Is this not draft tampering?

It’s such a fine line and I don’t know how they can govern these deals? Footballers only have a short career and should be able to maximise their income. but is this also unfair if those deals to happen if the deal breaker is employing a family member. Or if a 3rd party deal is a high income and is outside the salary cap, the overall money could be much higher than another offer.
With academies and father sons destroying the draft’s integrity, the only thing supposedly keeping it a fair competition is the salary cap, now that’s even corrupt

 

[FreddyTwoShoes]

I’ve always had a big problem with the 3rd party deals and that’s what geelongs crime is. This isn’t an all out get Geelong thing. The afl is so corrupt and with creative management, all clubs are being dodgy.
If all the talk was correct when Danger left Adelaide and his wife and their family was employed by the Costas and then Dangers dad as well. Is this not dodgy? Is this not draft tampering?

It’s such a fine line and I don’t know how they can govern these deals? Footballers only have a short career and should be able to maximise their income. but is this also unfair if those deals to happen if the deal breaker is employing a family member. Or if a 3rd party deal is a high income and is outside the salary cap, the overall money could be much higher than another offer.
With academies and father sons destroying the draft’s integrity, the only thing supposedly keeping it a fair competition is the salary cap, now that’s even corrupt

"if all the talk was correct"? To be fair, that's about the level of proof most oppo fans here have been putting forward.

Honestly, it's just not very compelling. I could likely suggest similar rumours about players from other clubs too - but I won't. I don't put much stock in rumours.

 

[brutus76]

Why wasn't the car a Ford? Sacrilege really

 

[Munich]

Are oppo fans still obsessed with this nothingburger?

 

[frggr]

Are oppo fans still obsessed with this nothingburger?

"But Caro promised us Chris Scott's head would be paraded on a stick down Punt Road!!!1"

 

[sosos]

This guy sounds like a total fraudster.

A very popular sponsor of the Cats, he also acted as their unofficial social coordinator, sourcing tickets to popular events.

Auditors might be pursuing the club for some of the missing millions.

https://archive.md/ZhkMt

 

[ahhhhhh]

This guy sounds like a total fraudster.

A very popular sponsor of the Cats, he also acted as their unofficial social coordinator, sourcing tickets to popular events.

Auditors might be pursuing the club for some of the missing millions.

https://archive.md/ZhkMt

Honestly this is an unbelievable story. It definitely sounds like he was the players dealer.

I'm really not sure how something of this magnitude can be swept under the rug.

 

[sosos]

Honestly this is an unbelievable story. It definitely sounds like he was the players dealer.

I'm really not sure how something of this magnitude can be swept under the rug.

Not sure about that, but it does look like one long party using someone else's money.

 

[ahhhhhh]

Not sure about that, but it does look like one long party using someone else's money.

Nguyen’s bank statements also show he received intermittent payments from several star players, usually for amounts less than $1500.

 

[Mr Meow]

I miss the days when the walls were closing in.

Aristotle Pickett do you remember?

 

[sosos]

Nguyen’s bank statements also show he received intermittent payments from several star players, usually for amounts less than $1500.

It's probably a fair assumption, but it could be innocent. The article is very careful to emphasise there are no allegations of improper behaviour by the club, or the players.

 

[sosos]

I originally posted auditors might pursue the club. I should have said it was lawyers.

But I do wonder if there is anything new the recent audit was unaware of?

 

[frggr]

It definitely sounds like he was the players dealer.

I suppose if you're looking for something you'll find it.

 

[frggr]

Nguyen’s bank statements also show he received intermittent payments from several star players, usually for amounts less than $1500.

Yeah and the article also says he was popular for being able to secure tickets to popular events etc

 

[bomberclifford]

Yeah and the article also says he was popular for being able to secure tickets to popular events etc

Should all be verifiable then, shouldn't it. Nothing to worry about.

 

[frggr]

Should all be verifiable then, shouldn't it. Nothing to worry about.

Probably? Seems weird/desperate to go straight to "must be their drug dealer" when the article clearly states he did other things for players.

The obsession with oppo supporters trying to find anything to hang on Geelong is pretty funny.

 

[HairyO]

It's probably a fair assumption, but it could be innocent. The article is very careful to emphasise there are no allegations of improper behaviour by the club, or the players.

The article says it so often it feels like they want you thinking that probably a shitload of improper things happened.

Using money stolen from charity to buy pubs and farms would surely trump Elliott's brown paper bags.

 

[FootyLad0]

The article says it so often it feels like they want you thinking that probably a shitload of improper things happened.

Using money stolen from charity to buy pubs and farms would surely trump Elliott's brown paper bags.

Or like most shitrag journalism in 2025, they use a bunch of innuendo and clickbait to try and get you to follow along with their narrative before pointing out they don't actually have anything concrete.

But once the mud sticks it sticks and now it's stuck in your mind whether it's true or not.

It's called "illusion of truth" effect.

 

[HairyO]

Or like most shitrag journalism in 2025, they use a bunch of innuendo and clickbait to try and get you to follow along with their narrative before pointing out they don't actually have anything concrete.

But once the mud sticks it sticks and now it's stuck in your mind whether it's true or not.

It's called "illusion of truth" effect.

The guy bought his way into the football club. He also stole millions from a charity. That some of the stolen money made its way to Geelong is not really that big of a reality stretch.

Or do you think any of us could go to our club and be invited to private events just because they think we are nice?

 

[Pocket Terrace]

Yeah and the article also says he was popular for being able to secure tickets to popular events etc

I didn’t know Mackie was such a fan of live music.
125 phone calls from 2020-2022.
That’s a lot of interest in concert tickets.

 

[frggr]

I didn’t know Mackie was such a fan of live music.
125 phone calls from 2020-2022.
That’s a lot of interest in concert tickets.

You don't have people you get in touch with regularly for things other than drugs?

 

[Pocket Terrace]

You don't have people you get in touch with regularly for things other than drugs?

I didn’t write anything about drugs. I’m just surprised he’s got such a penchant for events. 125 phone calls to the social coordinator would suggest an obsession with live gigs.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

I didn’t write anything about drugs. I’m just surprised he’s got such a penchant for events. 125 phone calls to the social coordinator would suggest an obsession with live gigs.

1 call every 6 days on average it would appear.