{"id":498060,"date":"2026-02-23T03:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T03:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/498060\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T03:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T03:45:26","slug":"afl-2026-richmond-forward-mykelti-lefau-caught-drink-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/498060\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL 2026: Richmond forward Mykelti Lefau caught drink-driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richmond forward Mykelti Lefau has reportedly been caught drink-driving.<\/p>\n

CODE Sports first revealed Lefau was pulled over by Victoria Police on the weekend, allegedly blowing a blood alcohol reading of .108 \u2013 more than double the legal limit of 0.05.<\/p>\n

Victoria Police on Monday said Prahran police had stopped a male driver for a random breath test on Wattletree Road, Malvern East about 3am on Saturday February 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Surrey Hills man returned a positive preliminary test before returning an alleged evidentiary reading of .108,\u201d the police statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver is expected to be issued with an infringement notice for drink-driving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comment has been sought from the Tigers.<\/p>\n

Lefau, 27, was sidelined for majority of the 2025 season with knee and soft-tissue injuries.<\/p>\n

But he featured in the Tigers\u2019 match simulation on Friday afternoon against Essendon and booted three goals.<\/p>\n

Lefau has played 11 games AFL level for 14 career goals after he was recruited as a mature-age player out of Casey\u2019s VFL program in 2023.<\/p>\n

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