The Carlton Football Club can confirm that Clem Smith was involved in an altercation on Saturday night, while intoxicated.

Although police attended, Smith cooperated and immediately went home. No charges have been laid.

Carlton CEO Steven Trigg said:

“We are clearly disappointed as we’ve worked really hard to reset our standards, values and behaviours. It has been reinforced to Clem, and the rest of the playing group, that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.

“Clem has apologised to his teammates and was obviously very remorseful. As a consequence of his actions he will undertake additional training as well as broader education.”

“This is not a lesson just for Clem, but to our whole playing group that this type of behavior is simply unacceptable. We expect all of our players to uphold the highest possible standards.”