Collingwood rehabilitation manager Dean Filopoulos has resigned following an alcohol-related incident during a club camp in the Northern Territory.
According to ABC News, Filopoulos allegedly acted inappropriately while intoxicated on the final night of the trip in Alice Springs, after a group of staff and players had been drinking and dancing at a bar. He is alleged to have performed a lap dance on an AFLW player.
“Collingwood can confirm that an incident occurred during recent interstate travel that required investigation by the club,” the Magpies said in a statement.
“As soon as the club became aware of the incident, it moved quickly to address the matter and during this process, the employee involved tendered their resignation, which the club accepted.
“Our focus remains on supporting all team members and ensuring our environments remain professional and consistent with the values we stand for.”
Filopoulos joined Collingwood in 2012 as VFL high performance manager and later rose to rehabilitation manager.
The incident occurred at the conclusion of the club’s cultural immersion program, which ran in Tennant Creek before moving to Alice Springs and was attended by first-year AFL and AFLW players, staff and board members.
Source: ABC.
