Footy player reveals what really happened when she and her teammates were hit with ‘hot or not’ ratings by men’s side as team are STOOD DOWN pending investigation

An entire men’s football team has been sidelined during an investigation after allegedly judging the appearance of a women’s team as they took to the field.

One of the female players has told how she ‘felt helpless’ when she and her Donvale teammates took to the field of play after half-time against Knox, with male players from the rival club rating the players ‘1-10’ or ‘hot or not’.

The men also tried to trip the women as they ran away.

Now the club has announced that the entire reserve team has been suspended indefinitely pending an investigation into the incident.

One Donvale player, speaking anonymously to News Corp, said the incident was “overwhelming” and that she and her teammates were already feeling “uncomfortable” before the comments were made. After the match they said they burst into tears.

“It was really hard to take in because we had another match to play, but as soon as the match was over and we all realized what had happened, a lot of us burst into tears and just felt helpless,” she said .

‘Personally, I’ve never had anything this full. I’ve had individual men come up to me and say things that weren’t really appropriate, but this was a group of 20 men standing around laughing and making comments about us.

“The one thing I want to highlight is the number of other Knox men who stood around them and didn’t say anything.

“Unfortunately, I really believe men won’t behave like that anymore unless other men speak up, they don’t listen to women.”

The incident took place during an Eastern Football Netball League match and the player is insisting that strict sanctions should be imposed.

“There has to be some punishment because unfortunately these boys are not going to learn unless something like footy is taken away from them,” she said.

“I think there needs to be education and an outside group coming in to educate everyone.”

The incident has sparked widespread outrage within the footy community, with Port Adelaide star Travis Boak publicly condemning the episode.

‘(It) is up to the club and the league to take the punishment, but is it just an excuse to put an end to that? Will this influence a change in behavior,” he told News Corp.

‘There must be high standards of respect in all workplaces and then a high level of support to help educate everyone on the importance of being a good person and the consequences of that.

“It’s not about ‘you did this, you’re a bad person,’ it’s about how you can learn from this and become better because this is not the level of respect we have for women and people in our community .’

Boak said that only men can change men’s behavior towards women.

“No one is above anyone, we are all equal and respect for women and women in sports is part of being a good person,” he said.

“These types of actions simply do not represent how we should manifest ourselves in the world, especially towards women and women in football, where the game has grown so much and become a great success in terms of young girls aspiring to to play at the highest level. follow their AFL heroes.”

A men’s reserve team has been withdrawn following the incident

Port Adelaide star Travis Bo called out the Knox players’ behavior on social media

An investigation is underway and Knox has announced that his reserve team has been withdrawn “indefinitely” until the investigation is complete.

“Our internal investigation, carried out by KFNC in conjunction with Donvale Football Club, revealed that the individuals involved were members of our development team,” a club statement said.

“At the request of KFNC, the EFNL has initiated an independent investigation into the incident to ensure transparency and accountability.

‘KFNC is implementing a comprehensive behavioral and domestic violence educational program for the entire club. Participation in this program is mandatory for all members and there is a ‘no training, no play’ rule.

“We understand the seriousness of this situation and the importance of quick and decisive action.”

Donvale chairman John Giles said: “Donvale Football Club has been made aware by our women’s team that they experienced offensive comments from an opponent on Saturday.

“This is a serious matter and we are investigating it further.

“In addition, we have learned that both the opponent and the league are investigating the matter.

“We believe we cannot comment further until this investigation is complete.”