7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Cleary has revealed Geelong senior coach Chris Scott is being investigated by the AFL after recently accepting a new role with a finance firm. Scott was announced as chief of leadership and performance at Morris Finance last week, which also happens to be a major and long-term sponsor of his club.
to investigate Chris Scott’s new gig. The company has been with the Cats for 14 years, and for the past five years it has been a direct partner of the master coach. While Scott’s main priority is obviously still coaching his Cats, Cleary says that the AFL was now looking into his role with Morris amid soft cap concerns. All AFL coaches and their assistants are paid under the ‘soft cap’, and total wages must come in under the limit set by the AFL .