Connors Sports Management has been fined for breaching conduct relating a Coates Talent League player

A high-profile player agent company has been fined by the Agent Accreditation Board after breaching regulations relating to a pathways player.

Connors Sports Management, led by Paul Connors (pictured), has been fined by the Agent Accreditation Board. Picture: Michael Klein.

The Agent Accreditation Board has sanctioned Connors Sports Management for breaching regulations related to a Coates Talent League player.

The AAB and AFLPA investigated the matter, which occured in October 2024, and found Connors Sports Management guilty of contacting the Coates Talent League player prior to the age of eligibility.

Connors Sports Management, which is led by high-profile agent Paul Connors, accepted the fine of $7500 handed down by the AAB.

The AAB hit Connors Sports Management with a fine for the same breach in 2023 which contributed to the size of Friday’s fine.

“The AAB had previously issued CSM with a $2,500 wholly suspended sanction in 2023 relating to a breach of the same section of the Regulations and similar conduct,” an AFLPA statement read.

Connors Sports Management, led by Paul Connors (pictured), has been fined by the Agent Accreditation Board. Picture: Michael Klein.

“The sanction at that time was suspended for 24 months, and CSM was notified that any further breach of the same or similar Regulations with the same or similar conduct within that 24-month period, by any CSM agent, would result in the sanction being issued.

“Therefore, the AAB has also determined that the suspended sanction for the 2023 breach ($2,500) is no longer suspended and will instead be formally issued as a payable sanction.

“On this basis, the total financial value of the sanction currently payable is $7,500. CSM will be donating this sanction to a charity of their choosing.”

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