The investigation, led by Justice John Winneke, a former president of the Victorian Court of Appeal, looked into an allegation that Roos instructed Jarrad McVeigh not to kick a goal as the match wound to a close.
Justice Winneke concluded there was nothing before him that “would or could lead him to the conclusion that any words uttered by Roos during the course of the game between the Sydney Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club on 17 February, 2008 at Aurora Stadium at Launceston were uttered with a purpose of intentionally inducing or encouraging any player to perform otherwise than on his merits.”
As a result of the investigation being formally concluded, the AFL has announced it now considers the matter closed.
