Geelong skipper Joel Selwood has lost his licence for a month after being caught doing 127 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on Friday afternoon, with club management to meet next week to decide if a further penalty should be imposed.
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Selwood will lose his licence from March 24, and informed the club, which has a "long-standing relationship" with the TAC, of the infraction.
His father, Bryce, said on Saturday his son was “fulfilling a commitment” at the time of the incident.
“He was overtaking a car and made a mistake,” Mr Selwood said.
In a statement on Saturday morning, the Cats' acting chief executive Justin Reeves expressed his disappointment, and said the club took road safety seriously.
"Joel and the club are disappointed in his actions. Joel informed the club immediately of the issue and the club has since updated its key stakeholders," Reeves said in the statement.
"Everyone associated with the club takes road safety very seriously, and knows that speeding is unacceptable and can cause accidents. Fortunately these actions did not result in an accident.
"The club has a long standing relationship with the TAC and the parties will meet this week to further discuss the matter ... Every player understands the link between speed and deaths and injuries so we share the TAC's disappointment at these actions."
- With The Age
