Australia’s most controversial sporting press conferences in the 21st century

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Since the turn of the century, some truly remarkable sporting press conferences have played out in Australia — but arguably none more so than Pat Cummins’ stinging rebuke of Usman…

Since the turn of the century, some truly remarkable sporting press conferences have played out in Australia — but arguably none more so than Pat Cummins’ stinging rebuke of Usman Khawaja’s account of the sandpaper scandal.

An affair between North Melbourne champion Carey and Kelli Stevens — the wife of his deputy Anthony — brought a premature end to the tenure of the club’s captain and greatest ever player.

Tellingly, Carey did not front the media in his capacity as a Kangaroos player, instead doing so at an opportunity organised by his manager Ricky Nixon.

“The matters leading to the statement I am about to make are of a personal nature and I will not discuss them,” Carey said before declaring he would “cease my playing career with the Kangaroos”.

The AFL was rocked when Lyon, who had led St Kilda into what became two grand finals a replay being required following a drawn season decider only a year earlier, walked out on the Saints to join Fremantle.

A covertly-conducted cross-country move resulted in Mark Harvey’s four-year tenure in charge of the Dockers coming to an abrupt end.

Facing the press pack, Lyon’s revelations included that he was in financial ruin only a few years earlier after a long-term investment “basically disappeared” and he had not contacted Harvey because he believed it would not be appropriate.

Essendon called media to Tullamarine in 2013 to reveal they had “self-reported” the supplements program they had ran over the two previous years to the AFL and Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.

“If there have been goings on within our football department that are not right, we want to know,” coach James Hird said.

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