Dane Swan, left, at Collingwood pre-season training with coach Nathan Buckley. Picture: Wayne Ludbey. Source: Herald Sun
COLLINGWOOD today slapped Brownlow medallist Dane Swan with a fine in the latest sign of tension between the Magpies and their most decorated current player.
Swan was summoned to a meeting with club officials this afternoon where he was told of the sanction for taking part in a pre-recorded unauthorised interview on Channel Nine.
Under AFL rules, clubs cannot fine players more than $5000 under the collective bargaining agreement.
It is believed Swan's fine is less than the maximum amount.
Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert refused to comment when contacted.
The Magpies confirmed in the Herald Sun today that it only learned of Swan's paid interview with The Footy Show after it had already been negotiated and filmed.
It is understood a number of Swan's teammates expressed frustration at his decision to agree to the interview.
They believed it was poor timing given the likely subject matter and the fact that the club is only 24 days away from its Round 1 game against North Melbourne.
While Pert would not comment yesterday, 24 hours earlier he told the Herald Sun that the club's administration was "surprised" that Swan had gone ahead with the interview without permission.
The 29-year-old, who has long railed against authority, was suspended by the club for two games last year turning up to training in an unfit state.
Paid interviews with former coach Mick Malthouse in 2011 and Travis Cloke last year caused serious tensions within the club.
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