Jack Watts has again found himself in hot water after the release of a video where he was seen snorting white powder off of a womanโs chest at the annual Munich festival Oktoberfest.
Following the emergence of the video on Sunday, both Wattsโ manager Paul Connors and the Port Adelaide Football Club have released statements indicating that the substance in the video is a legal German substance known as โWiesn Pulverโ.
Wiesn Pulver is a tobacco and drug-free powder consisting of menthol, sugar and glucose, widely used at Oktoberfest.
However, Port Adelaide chairman David Koch has publicly slammed Wattsโ actions as โthe height of stupidityโ, speaking to FIVEaa Breakfast on Tuesday morning.
โIt was simply brainless. Weโre not hiding from it. Itโs a terrible reflection on not only him, but itโs a terrible reflection on the club, the playing group, our members โ weโre embarrassed.โ
Whilst Koch acknowledged that โit was a consensual act between two adultsโ, he also expressed that โputting yourself in that position is utter stupidity.โ
Koch said he is โabsolutely ropableโ with Wattโs actions.
โIโd absolutely throw the book at him if I had my wayโ.
Kochโs comments come on the heels of scathing remarks from AFL greats Garry Lyon and Malcolm Blight, with the latter exclaiming that the former Demons first overall draft selection โmight be the worst No.1 pick ever.โ
Talking with Sportsday SA, Blight explained; โHeโs 27 years of age, what he did โ whoโd want to do that anyhow and who cares. But what I want to talk about is his football careerโ.
โOf all the No.1โs, five years either side of himโฆ Adam Cooney โ Brownlow Medallist. Brett Deledio โ best and fairest winner. Marc Murphy โ best and fairest winner. Bryce Gibbs โ best and fairest winner. Matthew Kreuzer, great warhorse. Theyโre the five before him, head and shoulders above him.
โThe five after: Tom Scully โ works his butt off every game he plays. David Swallow โ terrific player at the Suns. Jonathon Patton โ when he playโs, heโs had some injuries, but a beast. Lachie Whitfield โ All Australian. Tom Boyd โ premiership player.
โThatโs his peer group. You know where he sits? Screamingly last.
โHe might be the worst No. 1 pick ever.โ
Meanwhile, Lyon believes that while โitโs not a hanging offence, itโs just a silly look.โ
Speaking on SEN on Monday morning, the Melbourne Hall of Famer deemed Wattsโ actions worthy of sanctioning.
โWe know that drugs are a huge issue in society and sport. For the look itself, he deserves to be fined at least. From what we are told itโs not illegal, but the look is terrible.โ
Watts is in the midst of a tumultuous off-season which has seen the 27-year-old embroiled in a texting scandal in October.
Having played 19 games to date with his new club, Watts and the Power will open their JLT Community Series against the Crows at Memorial Oval on March 2nd.
