North Melbourne pair Zac Fisher and Wil Dawson have been punished after a night out drinking in Western Australia.
It has come to light that the pair went out boozing following the teams humiliating 124-point loss to Fremantle in Round 13.
They were then dropped for the clash with West Coast on Saturday, and it has now emerged they were actually sanctioned because they broke team team rules by staying out late and drinking.
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In the loss to Fremantle, former Carlton player Fisher had 14 touches, while Dawson — who has managed just 12 games since debuting in 2024 — had four.
“The club became aware that Zac Fisher and Wil Dawson failed to meet the standards expected of our team on the night after our game in Bunbury,” North Melbourne said in a statement, provided to Channel 7’s The Agenda Setters.
“As a result, they were not available for selection for the match against West Coast and played in our VFL team instead.
“We are building a high-performance culture at the club and on this occasion both Zac and Wil did not live up to those standards.”
Agenda Setters host Tom Morris said: “Clearly a heavy amount of alcohol involved here …. there was no curfew, no alcohol rules, they must have just had a lot.”
AFL expert Kane Cornes said: “Terrible look after a loss such as that.”
