Kennelly dacks teammate at girls school
Friday Feb 10 10:06 AEDT
Sydney Swans AFL footballer Tadhg Kennelly is returning to a Catholic girls school in Wollongong to apologise again for pulling a teammate's pants down in front of the students.
Kennelly "dacked" Lewis Roberts-Thomson, revealing his swimming togs, as he stood in front of about 400 Years 7 to 12 students during a promotional visit by the AFL premiers to the steel city south of Sydney on Thursday.
Swans spokesman Stephen Brassell, who witnessed the dacking at St Mary's Star of the Sea College, said Kennelly had "a brain snap" and his "stupid" behaviour was deemed unacceptable by the club.
"We tried to rectify the situation as quickly as possible and we were down with the principal late yesterday afternoon, (coach) Paul Roos, Tadhg and myself, and Tadhg explained himself," Brassell told ABC Radio.
"We are actually heading down to the school this morning where Tadhg will address the students and apologise again.
"He's heading down with Brett Kirk, one of our captains."
Brassell said the Irish-born Kennelly was embarrassed and remorseful for his actions but would still face sanction from the club.
The incident occurred when Roberts-Thomson was asked by a student what was his most embarrassing moment.
Brassell said that after a 15 second pause Kennelly, who knew that Roberts-Thomson was wearing togs, pulled his pants down.
"Tadhg decided to provide him with an embarrassing moment unfortunately," Brassell said.
"There was a bit of gasp for about one second and then everybody laughed.
"But it was certainly no laughing matter as far as the club is concerned and Tadhg realises that."
