Port Adelaide midfielder Sam Powell-Pepper will miss Sundayโs clash against Essendon after he was handed a one-match ban by the clubโs Leadership group.
Port Adelaide released the following statement:
Port Adelaide midfielder Sam Powell-Pepper has received a one-game sanction imposed by the clubโs leadership group for breaking team rules last weekend.
It has been established that Powell-Pepper was intoxicated and broke the playing groupโs time curfew on Sunday morning.
The sanction means Powell-Pepper will miss Port Adelaideโs Round 4 clash with Essendon this Sunday at Etihad Stadium.
The AFL is continuing its investigations into an alleged incident involving Powell-Pepper in an Adelaide bar last Sunday morning.
These investigations are ongoing and the club will be making no further comment until they are completed.
