‘Not acceptable’: Collingwood comes out hard on stars in TikTok scandal

Collingwood has taken immediate action against two star players after they were seen in a video “rating women” as part of a social media trend.

The pair have made an apology.

Collingwood star Jack Ginnivan and Isaac Quaynor have issued formal apologies following their TikTok video scandal.

Video of the pair “rating women” as part of a social media trend came at a difficult time for the club which has come under fire for acts of disrespect towards women.

The club is also managing the return of Jordan De Goey after footage showed the star partying in Bali during the bye round.

It emerged on Monday that the club pulled a $3.2 million contract extension offer for the 26-year-old.

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While De Goey’s future and potential disciplinary action hangs in the balance, the club has acted swiftly in dealing with Ginnivan and Quaynor.

“Collingwood Football Club players Jack Ginnivan and Isaac Quaynor have apologised for a video posted on a social media platform,” the club said in a statement.

“The club was aware of Jack Ginnivan’s since-deleted social media post where he and teammate Isaac Quaynor took part in a TikTok trend.

“After speaking to the club, the players understood it is not an acceptable trend to participate in and immediately removed the video from their social media platforms.

The video was deleted on Monday.

“The players have apologised to everyone at the Club – across all programs – members and the wider community for the impact of their actions.

“In addition to apologising, both players will undertake further education on the appropriate use of social media with respect to the content they create.”

On Monday, a TikTok video surfaced showing Ginnivan and Quaynor lying in bed and laughing while discussing women, giving Collingwood yet another headache.

“And she’s a two, but she smells really nice,” Ginnivan says at one stage of the video.

Quaynor replies: “Three. She’s a 10, but got some … teeth, like them teeth are going every which way, diagonal, everything.”

Later, Quaynor says: “She’s a nine-and-a-half, but is homeless.”

Ginnivan responds: “Two-and-a-half.”

AFL journalist Caroline Wilson told Footy Classified on Monday night Collingwood told the players to take down the video, which is reportedly part of a social media trend where people offer ratings out of 10 based on new pieces of information.

Footy Classified host Craig Hutchison said Ginnivan and Quaynor were “rating women” while Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd said the clip was a bad look. “It’s embarrassing to watch, isn’t it,” he said.

“You’re cringing just watching it.

“They’ll learn from that, those two. I’m not sure what the ramifications will be but it’s embarrassing.”

Isaac Quaynor was shown in a video rating women. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Jack Ginnivan is one of the league’s most exciting young talents. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, De Goey’s future is uncertain after his latest off-field incident, as it remains to be seen whether rival clubs will pounce should Collingwood alter its stance on retaining the forward.

Lloyd said “that weekend (in Bali) may have cost him six figures with his contract” but De Goey insisted he’d done nothing wrong, even as critics slammed footage appearing to show the AFL star trying to partially expose a female’s breast.

In a statement, De Goey took aim at media outlets for “the relentless pursuit and persecution of athletes” to “create an uneducated, bias and ill-informed narrative that has gone too far”.

De Goey’s statement has been widely criticised by some footy pundits who say it’s a sign the Magpie isn’t willing to accept responsibility for his actions.

He was a no-show at training on Monday and is not expected back until Wednesday.

Originally published as ‘Not acceptable’: Collingwood comes out hard on stars in TikTok scandal