Sydney Swans vehemently deny any other club representatives were involved in hotel scandal

Sydney have vehemently denied representatives of the club, apart from the five players banned for the remainder of the AFL season, were in the Melbourne hotel room at the centre of a police investigation into sexual assault claims.

The Swans released a strongly worded statement on Friday morning — scathing of allegations they say are “simply false” — denying any other players or staff members were present and also threatened to take legal action.

It came just an hour after coach Dean Cox and captain Callum Mills fronted a packed media conference outside the club’s headquarters.

The pair had refused to answer questions on the same matter, although Cox did say he was not in the room himself.

“The Sydney Swans can confirm that all investigations carried out by the club have consistently indicated that the only representatives of the club in the room central to the police investigation were the five players who have been stood down,” the statement read.

“We have every reason to consider that reports to the contrary are simply false.

“We are respecting the process with the relevant authorities and will refrain from commenting on police matters.

“We would also like to take this opportunity to condemn some of the misinformation being reported and are now considering our legal position on those matters.”