Geelong has been fined $77,500 for what has been dubbed administrative errors, which include the non-disclosure of third party payments across their AFL and AFLW lists.

$40,000 of the fine has been suspended, the AFL confirmed Wednesday in a statement.

The audit of the club spanned six years, but found the club never breached the AFL's total player payments limit or player movement rules. Advertisement

Geelong players. AFL Photos via Getty Images

However, the investigation revealed a failure to disclose arrangements with third parties in a timely matter or at all.

Bailey Smith 's controversial deal with Cotton On, something he has publicly addressed this season, was signed before he joined Geelong and did not increase upon arrival.

Geelong will now have to comply with "addit

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