- GWS stars dressed up in questionable outfits at Wacky Wednesday
- Included a reference to disgraced rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
- Greene admitted the saga has been a learning experience
GWS Giants skipper Toby Greene has expressed his regret over the club’s recent Wacky Wednesday scandal, admitting ‘there’s things we could have done better.’
Greene, 31, was initially issued a $20,000 fine by the AFL – which was later reduced to $5000 – after an anonymous complaint was made about several of his teammates, namely their inappropriate choice of outfits.
They reportedly included the use of a blow-up doll and a shocking joke involving disgraced rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs – while other players were said to have dressed as former NRL player Jarryd Hayne and Australian NBA star Josh Giddey.
Hayne’s rape conviction was quashed earlier this year, while in January, Giddey was informed he wasn’t to face charges amid claims he had an improper relationship with an underage girl in 2021.
Following the function in Sydney, Giants young gun Josh Fahey, 20, was banned for four matches by the AFL – and Greene was handed his massive sanction after ‘displaying poor leadership’ as club captain.
It is understood Fahey dressed up as Hayne.
Two other Giants players – who haven’t been named – bizarrely opted to dress up as the twin towers from the September 11 bombing of the World Trade Centre, where almost 3000 people were killed in 2001.
It that wasn’t bad enough, other stars chose to mirror characters in a scene from Django Unchained which characterised slavery.
GWS Giants skipper Toby Greene has expressed his regret over the club’s recent Wacky Wednesday scandal, admitting ‘there’s things we could have done better’
Greene dressed up as Olympic breakdancer Rachel ‘Raygun’ Gunn – but was fined $5000 by the AFL after not demonstrating appropriate leadership at the ‘Wacky Wednesday’ party
Giants young gun Josh Fahey, 20, was banned for four matches by the AFL for his unacceptable attire
Greene – who dressed up as infamous Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn – now realises what the playing group felt was funny could be deemed highly offensive to other people.
‘There’s things we could have done better, myself and as a club,’ Greene told Channel 7 on Friday.
‘We learned them throughout the process and I guess all we can do is make sure it doesn’t happen again.’
While Greene wouldn’t rule out taking part in future end of season celebrations, he vowed to ‘go with the flow’, before adding it was unlikely the Giants ‘would be doing much next year.’
The Wacky Wednesday celebrations followed a finals campaign to forget for GWS.
Adam Kingsley’s men blew a 27-point lead in the qualifying final against Sydney – and then were run down by eventual premiers Brisbane Lions – despite being in front at one stage by 44 points.
Early 2025 premiership markets have GWS at $9 to win their maiden flag, behind Brisbane ($8) and Hawthorn ($8).
