The Integrity Unit's Impossible Task: Balancing Protection and Overreach The AFL Integrity and Security Unit's recent involvement in a player's marital crisis has raised questions about the unit's scope and effectiveness.
With a workload that includes assessing over 1,500 intelligence reports annually and undertaking hundreds of investigations, the unit is struggling to maintain its focus on protecting the game from corruption and organised crime.
Senior officials praise the unit's efforts but worry about the exploding workload. "At what point as an employer do you have an overview of the moral conduct of employees? " one competition source astutely observed.