Melbourne's Jake Melksham has been fined $10,000 by the AFL after misleading investigators when questioned about his betting account. The investigation comes after the ex-Bomber allowed someone else to use his account.
The 25-year old midfielder pleaded guilty after the incident took place in June last year, during his doping suspension. He agreed to partake in an education program to teach other players about the incident in the future. Under the AFL rule, "Rule 2.5(c)" Melksham was fined because an AFL player must not "give any false or misleading evidence to any hearing, investigation, inquiry or appeal conducted under the AFL rules and regulations". Melbourne football manager Josh Mahoney spoke about the investigation saying, "Although Jake has been cleared of any wrongdoing relating to the betting activity from June last year, his mistake was not presenting all the information to the AFL investigators at the time of initial contact." "Jake is genuinely remorseful about his mistake and as a club we will continue to support and educate all our players on the importance of these matters."
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