Last Thursday night’s Coke bottle-thrower has received his punishment — and it’s a big one.

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The Sydney Swans member who hurled a Coke bottle at Nick Watson has copped a big punishment, it’s been revealed.

The fan launched the Coke bottle towards Watson and a handful of Hawthorn players late in the fourth quarter of last Thursday’s Hawks-Swans match, up the end of the ground where most Sydney supporters were sitting, after Watson booted a late goal to seal the result.

Per Tom Morris, the 43-year-old Narre Warren man was fined $407 by Victoria Police, before the AFL hit him with a five-year ban from all games.

Further, the Swans have reportedly torn up his membership, while the MCG has banned him from all events — sporting and non-sporting — at the venue for five years.

Watson’s revelation on radio the next morning prompted the AFL’s initial investigation into the matter.

“They didn’t really say much, they were just standing up and I was just that happy the game was over and we won, so I thought I’d give them a bit and say ‘go home early, beat the traffic’,” Watson said on Nova radio last Friday.

“They were throwing Coke Zero cans out there … I saw one go straight past me. I don’t know what happened to the guy.

“It just landed right next to us — lucky it didn’t hit any players but a few players saw it.

“I was giving them heaps, but I’m not sure if a Coke Zero bottle to the face in return would’ve been nice.”

‘COINCIDENTAL MEETING’: DAICOS FAMILY SPOTTED WITH DEVILS DIRECTOR

A ‘coincidental’ Daicos family trip to Tasmania has already got tongues wagging.

And now a sighting of the famous Collingwood family with a Tasmanian director has only added to the speculation.

News emerged over the weekend that the Daicos family was in Tasmania during the incoming 19th club’s much-awaited VFL debut.

It comes amid ongoing links between Nick Daicos and the Devils as a potential inaugural signing for the expansion side.

“The fact that he and his family are in Tassie this weekend for a couple of cashies is just quite ridiculous timing,” AFL journalist Tom Morris reported on SEN radio.

“Pure coincidence, I’m told.”

The Daicoses also met with Devils board director Roger Curtis, who took a picture with Nick, Josh and their legendary father Peter during their time in the Apple Isle.

Curtis was a lifelong Collingwood fan before joining the Devils.

Tasmania Devils board director Roger Curtis pictured with the Daicos familySource: FOX SPORTS

“I’m told this may have just been a coincidental meeting, they were just on their way to their next function,” Seven’s Mitch Cleary said on Sunday Footy Feast.

“But I just wonder whether he’s (Curtis) in the ear of the Daicos duo. Nick is signed until 2029, Josh until 2030.

“If they are to lure either of those guys, they’re going to have to stump up when it comes to draft picks. But they do have the money to do it.”

Tassie is set top have a $5 million sign-on bonus outside their salary cap to use over their first two seasons to attract big names.

Devils CEO Brendon Gale played down the link up between Curtis and the Daicos family over the weekend.

“That’s Roger Curtis, he’s on our board, and his house is about three down the road from that coffee shop,” Gale said.

“He coincidentally ran into the Daicoses, and he happens to be a mad Collingwood fan.

“I don’t quite know why they’re here, but let me just say this: why wouldn’t they be here? This is an incredible place, it’s 25 degrees, there’s not a cloud in the sky, there’s golf, there’s fishing, there’s food, wine — it’s an incredible place.

“Why wouldn’t they be here?”

SHOCK NAME AMONG RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS AS FULL LIST REVEALED

West Coast’s Bailey Williams is a surprise inclusion among the six restricted free agents in this year’s class after the official bandings were released to clubs, as first reported by AFL Media.

Williams, who’s yet to play a senior game in 2026, is joined by Port Adelaide’s Zak Butters, Brisbane’s Zac Bailey, Gold Coast’s Max King, Hawthorn’s Jarman Impey and Melbourne’s Bayley Fritsch.

To be eligible for restricted free agency, a player needs to have served eight or more years at a club and rank within the top 25 per cent of earners at their club.

Williams being so highly paid was a major surprise but the Herald Sun’s Jon Ralph explained: “West Coast’s Bailey Williams only signed a two-year deal to 2026 but it’s back-ended which is why he’s a surprise restricted free agent. Puts him in the top nine paid Eagles for the 2026 season alone as he tries to get back into the senior side with strong WAFL form.”

A player who has been previously delisted or moved clubs as a free agent, or those who have served 10-plus years at a team automatically receive unrestricted free agency status.

AFL Media reports Richmond pair Nick Vlastuin and Toby Nankervis, originally set to be free agents, are now contracted through 2027 — Vlaustin had his deal extended and Nankervis hit a contract trigger.

See the full list of the 101 free agents below.

Full 2026 free agency list (*restricted)

Adelaide

James Borlase

Jordon Butts

Mitch Hinge

Chayce Jones

Lachie Sholl

Taylor Walker

Tyler Welsh

Brisbane Lions

Darragh Joyce

Ryan Lester

Lincoln McCarthy

Lachie Neale

Dayne Zorko

Carlton

Wade Derksen

Francis Evans

Nick Haynes

Elijah Hollands

Mitch McGovern

Nic Newman

Zac Williams

Collingwood

Jack Crisp

Jeremy Howe

Tim Membrey

Scott Pendlebury

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Essendon

Jade Gresham

Matt Guelfi

Liam McMahon

Jaxon Prior

Will Setterfield

Fremantle

Bailey Banfield

Oscar McDonald

Sam Sturt

Sam Switkowski

Corey Wagner

Geelong

Jed Bews

Mark Blicavs

Patrick Dangerfield

Jake Kolodjashnij

Keighton Matofai-Forbes

Jack Martin

Mark O’Connor

Rhys Stanley

George Stevens

Gold Coast

Oscar Adams

Caleb Graham

Nick Holman

Ben Jepson

Lachie Weller

Jarrod Witts

GWS Giants

Kieren Briggs

Stephen Coniglio

Toby Greene

Jayden Laverde

Jake Stringer

Conor Stone

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Hawthorn

Jack Gunston

Mitch Lewis

Harry Morrison

Flynn Perez

Melbourne

Tom Campbell

Kade Chandler

Jai Culley

Tom McDonald

Jake Melksham

Christian Salem

Tom Sparrow

North Melbourne

Aidan Corr

Luke McDonald

Toby Pink

Bailey Scott

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Port Adelaide

Darcy Byrne-Jones

Ollie Wines

Richmond

Nathan Broad

Tom Lynch

Dion Prestia

St Kilda

Ryan Byrnes

Jack Carroll

Patrick Said

Liam Stocker

Sydney Swans

Joel Amartey

Harry Cunningham

Joel Hamling

Jake Lloyd

Dane Rampe

West Coast Eagles

Tom Cole

Jamie Cripps

Matthew Flynn

Harry Schoenberg

Bailey Williams

Western Bulldogs

Oskar Baker

Lachie Bramble

Ryan Gardner

Buku Khamis

Tom Liberatore

Lachie McNeil

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BOBBY BACK TRAINING AT PIES HQ

Collingwood premiership hero Bobby Hill has made his long-awaited return to training.

The 2023 Norm Smith Medallist had not trained since December after he was granted extended leave to deal with his personal issues.

Hill was one of the first players out on the track at Collingwood’s Olympic Park facility on Monday morning as the Magpies prepare for GWS at Marvel Stadium on Friday night.

The 26-year-old reportedly returned to the club late last week but did not participate in any training during Collingwood’s bye week.

Hill still has a long road back to playing senior football after such a long period away but his attendance at training is a colossal step forward.

Bobby Hill back training at Collingwood HQ on Monday (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

The eventual selection of Hill would be vitally important for the Magpies after coach Craig McRae conceded the connection inside 50 was “average” against Adelaide.

“That’s reality, we’re not getting much out of our keys, that’s real (and) we’re not going to shy away from that. We’ve got work to do on that,” McRae said.

“I think there’s a connection breakdown at times (but) the second and fourth quarters we kicked nine of our 11 goals, so you say no then.

“What about the last quarter? How is our connection? I’d say pretty good … that’s what you get at Round 1: opportunities to go against other teams and figure out what the issues are right now.

“Centre bounce has been a bit of a pattern for us. We’ve got some work to do, and then we’ve got some work forward of the ball.”

-Tyler Lewis, NewsWire