Collingwood's Jaidyn Stephenson was handed a harsh penalty by the AFL for betting on Magpies matches.
He will be banned from 10 games, the remainder of the home away away season, and suspended for a further 12 as well as a $20,000 fine.
The harshness of the penalty is a warning from the league, enforcing their rules and showing that they have a zero tolerance towards the issue.
And so we've taken a look at other examples when sporting stars bet on their own team.
How does Stephenson's compare to the following five cases?
4. Heath Shaw/ Nick Maxwell (AFL)
In 2011, Health Shaw and Nick Maxwell shared inside information with family and friends that Maxwell, a defender, would be playing in the forward line for the next game and to place a bet on him for first goal.
The odds of this happening were 100-1 and Shaw, at a TAB, gave $10 to his friend to put the bet on for him. Maxwell's family also put on the same bet totalling up to $85.
When they were caught, Shaw was banned for 14 games, suspended for six, and fined $20,000 while Maxwell was fined $10,000.
"The rules state any information you give out is not to be used for gambling purposes. I never said in black and white you can't use that information to gamble," Maxwell said.
"It's not [my family members'] fault because I had never explained to them that situation. They had no idea. I never in my wildest dreams thought they would use this information to gamble."
In the game Shaw bet on, John McCarthy kicked the first goal.
