Geelong has been fined $77,500 by the AFL after a lengthy investigation found the club failed to properly disclose multiple third-party payment arrangements across several years.

The league on Wednesday confirmed the sanction followed an extended audit into the side's Total Player Payment records, which uncovered what it described as “a series of non-disclosures” involving third parties and club associates.

While the investigation did not identify any breaches of salary cap or player movement rules, the AFL said the club’s reporting practices had fallen short of compliance expectations.

“The Extended Audit found, on the basis of the information obtained and reviewed by the AFL, that the Club did not breach the AFL TPP Limit nor the AFL player movement rules in any season within the time

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