Swans probe a 'reminder' for AFL players on behaviour

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan doesn't expect Sydney's sexual assault investigation to be resolved quickly and says the "difficult" situation should remind AFL players of the behaviour expected of them.

Several Swans players are under investigation over an alleged sexual assault at the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne in the early hours of Monday morning.

Sydney coach Dean Cox and chief executive Matthew Pavlich have already expressed disappointment with the club and the AFL are considering whether to stand down the players.

The news has rocked second-placed Sydney, one of this year's premiership fancies, ahead of the AFL finals.

Reigning premiership coach Fagan was asked about the news at his press conference on Tuesday.

"I'm glad it's not us. I wouldn't like to be in their shoes, but there's so many facts and things to be revealed and investigated that it would be unfair to talk about that.

"I mean, the ideal scenario for them would be that there's nothing to see, and it'll be all wrapped up within a week. I suspect that's not going to be the case.

"So it's going to be a difficult situation for them to manage their way through and I'm just glad that we're not in that situation.

"The whole thing is just a good reminder to every AFL player at every club about the standards of behaviour that we're expecting."

Geelong assistant coach and former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley stressed the seriousness of the alleged incident.

"But the other side of it, the footy side, it's a terrible situation for Sydney or those players," Buckley told Fox Footy.

"The decisions they've made, whether legal or otherwise – we're talking about the decisions to go out – that have put their teammates, and the club and the game into disrepute.

"Whether legal decisions or illegal decisions or otherwise, allegedly, that's going to be something that they have to account for."

The Swans have already locked in a home qualifying final ahead of their final regular-season match against North Melbourne at the SCG on Sunday.