THE IMMEDIATE playing future of Collingwood's Marley Williams is still unclear in the wake of last week's guilty conviction for inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Members of the AFL's integrity department, Andrew Dillon and Brett Clothier, met with Magpie CEO Gary Pert and director of football Rodney Eade on Thursday as part of ongoing discussions on the verdict's ramifications.
Williams was granted bail and faces sentencing on April 22 after being convicted for breaking a man's jaw outside an Albany nightclub in December 2012.
The maximum potential sentence for the charge is 10 years jail.
Williams, who finished seventh in the club best and fairest in 2013, is training this week with Collingwood on the Gold Coast as the club prepares to play a practice match against the Suns on Sunday.
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said earlier in the week the club intends to play Williams in the practice match on Sunday, if he is in good enough shape to compete.
Buckley cited the importance of keeping structure in Williams' life as he waited for the verdict.
However no decision has been made on whether the young defender will play in the home and away season.
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire said on Thursday morning that the Magpies had been in constant dialogue with the AFL since the verdict was handed down and was working with them to determine an appropriate response.
AFL football operations manager Mark Evans would not say when a decision would be made on whether Williams would be suspended from playing.
"I don't want to pre-empt any of those [discussions]. I'm sure you will hear about them in due course," he said.
