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?
3. Tim Simona (NRL)
West Tigers centre Tim Simona had his contract terminated and deregistered by the NRL after he had bet against his own team and kept charity proceedings for himself.
The exact details of his bets weren't released but it was said that there were "multiple" and that "they go back over a couple of years”. These bets included against the his own team in some cases.
The charity proceedings were for the sale of NRL jerseys sold on online auctions. It was his responsibility to pass the money on which he failed to do.
Because of this, NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said "[it is] very hard to imagine that Tim Simona will be registered with the NRL at any time in the future.”
