Footy club suspended from Perth league after ‘Silly Sunday’ costume controversy

A statement released on Tuesday afternoon, following the Perth Football League’s board meeting the day prior, said the club would be suspended for two years for the “severe breach” of the league’s integrity standards. PFL chief executive Andrew Dawe said the incident exposed deep governance and leadership failures at Osborne Park Football Club. “A two-year suspension reflects the severity of the breach, and gives the club time to rebuild governance capability, re-engage with the City of Stirling to see if they can find a home for the club and time to demonstrate considerable reform before the possibility of returning to the competition,” he said. Osborne Park Football Club was invited to provide a submission to the board, the statement read, but failed to do so. When the news emerged in early October, club president Jeremy LaBianca released a statement saying the club was “really embarrassed that we allowed this to happen and that we didn’t intervene on the day”.