Eagles ‘not satisfied’ with AFL handling of Isiah Winder police incident

New details have emerged about the night when an Eagles player came to police attention, as West Coast has hit out at the AFL over the incident.

Isiah Winder of the Eagles is under police investigation. Picture: Getty Images

West Coast has hit out at the way the AFL handled a police incident involving one of its young players who attended a league training conference.

New details have emerged about the night in Geelong when Eagles player Isiah Winder, 20, came to police attention.

More than 100 players were attending an AFL/AFLPA’s four-day Indigenous and Multicultural Players’ Summit.

A dinner was arranged for the players in a hotel conference room where the summit was held on Friday night.

Some Victorian-based players headed home after the dinner, but some interstate players, including the Perth-based Eagles, had an extra night’s accommodation.

A bus was due to take players, including the Eagles cohort, to Melbourne Airport on Saturday morning at 9am.

Winder was with a group of younger players who went out in Geelong following the dinner, sources said.

No AFL staff were with Winder or the group when the incident involving police occurred, sources have confirmed.

West Coast Eagles Indigenous Player Development manager Chance Bateman — a former Hawthorn player — attended the summit but was not with Winder at the time of the incident.

Isiah Winder of the Eagles in action against Adelaide. Picture: Getty Images

News Corp sent five questions to the Eagles about the incident.

When asked whether West Coast was satisfied with the way the AFL handled the matter, the club responded: “No.”

The club added it was unsure what protections were in place for players after the event.

“We do not know other than they had a flight the next morning,” the club said.

Winder made a 9am bus heading for Melbourne Airport, despite his contact with police.

West Coast has confirmed it would co-operate with police investigating the reported physical altercation.

The AFL summit had included player development workshops and an on-field training session at North Shore Football Club in Geelong.

“The Summit offers a platform for players to discuss matters of importance to them and how the AFL and the AFLPA can work collaboratively to best support change across the industry that will impact positively on their experiences in the game, on and off the field,” a statement on the AFL’s website said.

Winder, 20, had just been given a lifeline by the Eagles before the incident.

The former Peel Thunder player had been delisted by the AFL club after playing seven games over two years but relisted as a rookie.

The AFL was contacted for comment.

Originally published as Eagles ‘not satisfied’ with AFL handling of Isiah Winder police incident