Port Adelaide’s Travis Boak admits he can’t understand the decision-making process of teammates Dan Houston and Peter Ladhams.
The Power pair were suspended for two and three games respectively for breaching COVID-19 protocols after they recently had guests around at Ladhams’ house.
Former club captain Boak spoke of his disappointment at the situation which comes after Ollie Wines received a one-match ban back in June for undertaking an interview against COVID-19 rules.
“Anger, frustration, disappointment,” the star midfielder said on SEN Breakfast.
“They were probably the three things that came into mind straight away.
“Obviously we know the rules. There’s a lot at stake and what’s in place for us at the moment, we’ve got to follow some guidelines to make sure that the season still runs.
“That was the first thought, and obviously we’ve done some great work to put ourselves in a great position as a footy club on top of the ladder. For those guys to go beyond those rules is really disappointing.
“It’s put ourselves in a tough position. Those guys have been really crucial to our side this year as well but also put themselves at risk.
“It was a really disappointing situation that’s happened. We’ve addressed that as a playing group and we have to move on as a whole.”
Boak was asked how things like this continue to happen when the rules are clearly in place.
“To be honest, I don’t really know how it happens,” he added.
“It’s a poor decision, that’s what it comes down to. After the game the guys wanted to see some people and have gone against the rules and made a very, very poor decision.
“Why they’ve made that decision I’m not too sure. That’s a question for what’s gone through their head. It’s really disappointing from our point of view as players of the footy club.
“It’s a poor decision that they’ve made.”
The Power will look to overcome the loss of Houston and Ladhams when they meet Hawthorn at Adelaide Oval on Saturday as they strive to retain their position on top of the ladder.