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Hawks forward Patton announces retirement By Jonathon Patton has announced his retirement from football. The Hawthorn forward has opted to draw the curtain on his career after 95 games with both GWS and the Hawks. “I have made the difficult decision to retire from football to focus on my health, wellbeing, and future outside of the game,” Patton said via a club statement. “The constant battle to overcome injuries since I entered the AFL 10 years ago has been relentless and, on many occasions, overwhelming. “Whilst I have loved every minute of playing on the AFL stage, my enjoyment of the game has ultimately diminished. As such, I will not play football at any level this year.” ....
Hawthorn s Jonathon Patton retires from AFL, apologises for inappropriate behaviour towards women Posted 1 Jonathon Patton has announced his immediate retirement from the AFL. ( Print text only Cancel Hawthorn forward Jonathon Patton has quit the AFL and apologised for his completely unacceptable behaviour towards women. Key points: Several women accused Jonathon Patton of sending them sexually explicit images of himself without consent The AFL s Integrity Unit had been investigating Patton since Hawthorn stood him down in January Patton cited injury struggles and a lack of enjoyment in the game, while apologising for his conduct and saying he was committed to continuing to learn from my mistakes ....
A woman who was a target of AFL star Jonathon Patton s sexting scandal says she s happy he is no longer part of the game after he announced his retirement. Patton, a former Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorn full forward, quit the game for good on Friday following a string of knee injuries and off-field incidents that plagued his short career. Elle Coonan, 22, told the Herald Sun she was relieved to see the 27-year-old remove himself from the AFL community. To see a man losing his job, that ll get the message through, Ms Coonan said. I m happy he won t have the same power over women and they won t see him as special. It will send a strong message to others that you can t get away with it. ....
AFL star retires after lewd image apology One of the saddest careers footy has seen recently has ended immediately with an apology for “inappropriate” behaviour. AFL by Tyson Otto AFL former No. 1 draft pick Jonathon Patton has retired immediately. The star forward s decision to hang up his boots was announced by Hawthorn on Friday afternoon, ending one of the saddest careers footy has seen in recent years. In announcing his retirement, Patton also issued a public apology for inappropriate behaviour towards women on social media, declaring he was truly sorry . Patton was in February admitted to hospital to seek treatment on mental health issues. ....
Stood-down Patton announces immediate AFL retirement A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Hawthorn forward Jonathon Patton has quit the AFL and apologised for his inappropriate behaviour to women. Patton was stood down by the Hawks in January when accused by at least four women of sending sexually explicit photos and videos of himself via social media. The No.1 pick at the 2011 draft on Friday announced his retirement from the AFL, effective immediately. Share “I also want to take this opportunity to apologise for my inappropriate behaviour towards women,” Patton said in statement released by Hawthorn. ....