Richmond players filmed whipping each other with belt at Mad Monday; club denies mocking Swans scandal

Seven-second 7NEWS video shows Richmond players whipping teammates with a belt at the Garfield Hotel, 80km east of Melbourne, during post-season Mad Monday celebrations. The Australian reported the footage re-enacted scenes linked to the Sydney Swans sexual assault scandal. Richmond denied this, saying embarrassed players insisted they were not "referencing or making light of recent matters." The Tigers finished 2026 second-last at 3-20.