GOLD Coast defender Nathan Bock has been suspended for the opening two matches of the 2012 home and away season and fined $10,000 for disclosing information that he would start in the forward line against Hawthorn at Metricon Stadium in round 24.
In the lead-up to the game, Bock told a friend in South Australia and a close relative that he was likely to play in attack.
The relative told another member of Bock’s family, who was based in Western Australia.
The information leaked by Bock saw him backed in from 100-1 to 20-1 to kick the first goal of the match.
It resulted in approximately $40,000 in winning bets in Western Australia and South Australia when he slotted the opening major from 55m out on the run.
This incident occurred only weeks after the high-profile cases involving Collingwood players Heath Shaw and Nick Maxwell.
The AFL's general manager of football operations, Adrian Anderson, said Bock did not place a bet on the match.
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