Abbie Chatfield and other influencers rage at fans of the Sydney Swans for complaining about how sexual assault allegations will 'impact the team's season'

Abbie Chatfield and several other Aussie influencers have slammed Sydney Swans fans for complaining that the team's season could be affected after several players were interviewed by police following an alleged sexual assault at a hotel in Melbourne on Monday.

Police swarmed the Pullman East Melbourne hotel, where players had been staying after Sunday night's win over Essendon at the MCG, following the alleged incident.

During the course of Monday officers spoke to Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Riley Bice, James Jordon and a fifth unnamed player 7News reported.

Daily Mail does not suggest any of the players are under investigation or involved in any wrongdoing, just that they spoke to police about the alleged incident.

In a video posted to her social media channels, Chatfield said she was disturbed by the reaction from some people associated with the AFL, arguing the conversation had focused on the fate of the team and its players rather than the alleged victim. 

'The focus that I've seen from people that are attached to the AFL is these men worrying about what this means for the season,' she said.

Clearly frustrated, the former Bachelor star said she was astounded by the 'prioritisation of the impact that this alleged incident will have on the game' rather than the alleged incident itself.

She called for the AFL to publicly condemn violence while making clear that she was not suggesting anyone was guilty.

'There doesn't need to be an outright condemnation or assumption of guilt or declaration of guilt,' she said. 

'But we see sportsmen in this country being upheld as gods, as though having a premiership title makes you the moral arbiter of the country.'

Abbie also broadened her criticism to the culture surrounding professional sport.

'There seems to be a real fear for the clubs, for the commentators, for the fans, for them to actually call the negative aspects of footy culture in this country,' she said.

'Because regardless of this particular incident, there are many incidents of misogyny that we have seen in the AFL and the NRL and union teams as well.'

She added: 'There is a cultural issue in the AFL and there is this refusal to acknowledge it, it seems.'

Abbie concluded: 'The way that our country prioritises the deification of sports stars over the safety of those around sports stars... I'm exhausted by it.'

Influencer Amber Petraglia Matthews also took aim at supporters who were more concerned about the impact on the Swans' season than the allegations themselves.

'No-one cares how damaging this is to the star players,' she said in a TikTok video. 

'The only upsetting thing about this is that it happened - because it shouldn't have happened - and that an entire football team because of it, potentially, is coming to an end. That is upsetting.'

Australian international freeskier, sports media personality and Channel Nine commentator Mia 'Miff' Rennie said she was similarly frustrated by the response.

'You know what really grinds my gears?... I find it devastating that when incidents like what happened in Melbourne last night with the Sydney Swans, the reporters and the comments and the Tweets, the first thing that people think about is how it's going to affect the Sydney Swans season,' she said.

She also took issue with the attention given to individual players.

'How it's going to affect the star players, like, as if that is the most important thing right now,' Rennie said.

'As if that is the main aspect we need to be focusing on, is how the Swans season is going to be affected.'

The comments come as the allegations continue to be investigated. 

A report by the Herald Sun claimed witnesses saw two women approach staff at the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne at about 7am after the alleged incident to request they be let into a guest room.

According to the Herald Sun, one of the women was described as 'hysterical' as she alleged she had been 'touched' and overwhelmed by several men in one of the rooms.

Witnesses quoted by the Herald Sun claimed both women became 'agitated' when told by staff they could not return to the room and confronted members of the team, including coach Dean Cox, in the foyer, who they said appeared stunned. 

The 'upset' woman reportedly ran to a hotel toilet crying shortly before police were called, according to the report. 

The Herald Sun reported that a third woman later attended the hotel and that the trio claimed to have footage of the alleged assault. 

The report also included unconfirmed claims that a Sydney player allegedly threw a sex toy which struck a woman in the back of the head, causing her to fall forward.