Richmond Tigers star Sydney Stack, 20, debuts new romance with AFLW player Mikayla Morrison, 18

Richmond Tigers star Sydney Stack, 20, debuts new romance with AFLW player Mikayla Morrison, 18 – after his ten day ban over kebab shop brawl

Richmond Tigers player Sydney Stack has debuted his new romance with a fellow football player. 

In an Instagram post shared on Thursday, AFL star Sydney, 20, posed in a loved-up photo with AFLW player Mikayla Morrison, 18.

The pair cuddled close in the picture, which the footballer captioned simply: ‘My Day One!’ 

New love: Richmond Tigers player Sydney Stack has debuted his new romance with a fellow football player. In an Instagram post shared on Thursday, AFL star Sydney, 20, posed in a loved-up photo with AFLW player Mikayla Morrison, 18. Both pictured 

Mikayla likewise shared a sweet photo of the pair together on the same day, showing Sydney giving her a kiss on the cheek. 

She captioned that photograph, in which the pair looked smitten during their embrace: ‘you and I’. 

Mikayla is a talented young football player set to join the AFLW’s Fremantle Dockers in 2021.   

The pair cuddled close in the picture, which the footballer captioned simply: 'My Day One!'

The pair cuddled close in the picture, which the footballer captioned simply: ‘My Day One!’

Mikayla likewise shared a sweet photo of the pair together on the same day, captioned: 'you and I'

 Mikayla likewise shared a sweet photo of the pair together on the same day, captioned: ‘you and I’

Talented: Mikayla is a talented young football player set to join the AFLW's Fremantle Dockers in 2021

Talented: Mikayla is a talented young football player set to join the AFLW’s Fremantle Dockers in 2021

The new romance is a silver lining in what has been a controversial year for Sydney.  

In September, Sydney was one of two Richmond stars who were kicked out of Queensland and suspended for ten games after they broke COVID-19 rules to visit a strip club on the Gold Coast.

Sydney and Callum Coleman-Jones, 21, were allegedly involved in an altercation after being evicted from Hollywood Showgirls on the glitter strip’s Orchid Ave at 3.27am on September 4.

Footage from a kebab shop, where they bought two kebabs each, allegedly shows the pair fighting in the street.

Drama: In September, Sydney was one of two Richmond stars who were kicked out of Queensland and suspended for ten games after they broke COVID-19 rules to visit a strip club on the Gold Coast

Drama: In September, Sydney was one of two Richmond stars who were kicked out of Queensland and suspended for ten games after they broke COVID-19 rules to visit a strip club on the Gold Coast 

Altercation: Sydney and Callum Coleman-Jones, 21, were allegedly involved in an altercation after being evicted from Hollywood Showgirls on the glitter strip's Orchid Ave at 3.27am on September 4. Pictured: Callum Coleman-Jones

Altercation: Sydney and Callum Coleman-Jones, 21, were allegedly involved in an altercation after being evicted from Hollywood Showgirls on the glitter strip’s Orchid Ave at 3.27am on September 4. Pictured: Callum Coleman-Jones 

The AFL said the pair breached the code’s return to play protocols by taking an Uber, visiting a non-approved Gold Coast venue and becoming involved in the incident which required police intervention.

‘Stack was detained by police and released a short time after,’ an AFL statement read.

Following an investigation by the AFL and the Richmond Tigers, Sydney and Callum were immediately sent home from the Sunshine State and suspended for ten matches.

The suspension will stretch across the remainder of the 2020 season, finals and the beginning of the 2021 season.  

Suspended: Following an investigation by the AFL and the Richmond Tigers, Sydney and Callum were immediately sent home from the Sunshine State and suspended for ten matches

Suspended: Following an investigation by the AFL and the Richmond Tigers, Sydney and Callum were immediately sent home from the Sunshine State and suspended for ten matches