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Sex offender evicted after women footballers abandon bush club

ABC Australia · Jun 3, 2026, 8:11 AM

Key takeaways

  • Tyrendarra Football Netball Club now says it was wrong to welcome back a convicted sex offender.
  • A south-west Victorian football club has reversed a decision to allow a convicted sex offender to return to the club after he was jailed for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
  • The club said the decision was wrong and confirmed the player had been kicked out of the club.

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Tyrendarra Football Netball Club now says it was wrong to welcome back a convicted sex offender. (ABC News: Daniel Miles)

A south-west Victorian football club has reversed a decision to allow a convicted sex offender to return to the club after he was jailed for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

The club said the decision was wrong and confirmed the player had been kicked out of the club.

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