Sydney has released a statement taking full responsibility for the omission of the Jewish community in its Opening Round Bondi tribute, delivered by CEO Matthew Pavlich.
It comes after days of controversy and a lack of answers from the AFL on the omission.
The Swans said: "The Sydney Swans initiated a pre-game Bondi Tribute to honour the lives lost in the terror attack and to stand with the Jewish Community.
"As we mentioned on Saturday night, in statements from both our Chairman and CEO, we were made aware that our on-field tribute neglected to specifically name the Jewish Community. We apologised for this omission and have taken full responsibility for it.
"The tribute was a heartfelt attempt to show compassion to everyone impacted by the terrible events on 14 December, and most of all the Jewish Community.
"As we stated the day after the attack, our football club stands with the Jewish Community.
"There was no directive or instruction from the AFL to remove or change the reference to the Jewish Community in the script.
"That script change was made within our club in a genuine effort to use inclusive language by referring to the ‘whole community'. Noting that the focus of the script was to recognise those people present on field on the night. This included members of the Jewish Community, community heroes and first responders.
"We acknowledge that was an error of judgement and again we apologise."
The Herald Sun revealed that the AFL has been referred for investigation by the Royal Commission into anti-Semitism while league CEO Andrew Dillon couldn't explain "what happened to the script", when speaking on 3AW on Saturday.
