Geelong have been hit with a $77,500 fine for a series of administrative breaches centred around third-party payments after an AFL audit spanning six seasons.

The Cats will have $40,000 of the fine suspended pending further breaches, however will be forced to undergo tighter restrictions over the next two-year period.

As part of a general audit in 2024, the AFL identified potential compliance issues surrounding the Cats, prompting further investigation to assess the 2019-2024 seasons.

The AFL discovered multiple examples of non-disclosures and late disclosures of deals between Cats personnel and third parties across the AFL and AFLW programs.

They include failure to highlight deals with players’ personal sponsors that sit outside the club’s salary cap and soft cap.

However, Geelong

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