Credit: Getty Images Two games back from a long suspension, former Western Bulldogs vice-captain Lachie Hunter has stepped away from playing as he deals with personal issues. “… I let down a lot of people here, my fiancée and my family first, the leadership group and the club, my team-mates.“It clearly just wasn’t fair on my team-mates and would have put them in uncomfortable positions going forward.He returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.123, more than twice the legal limit, when located by police.“It’s never responsible to get behind the wheel after you’ve had a drink.He must also undergo alcohol education and counselling and complete a form of community service.Western Bulldogs midfielder Lachie Hunter has posted a lengthy apology after he was handed a lengthy suspension and fined following his drink-driving incident.The 128-game veteran copped a further $15,000 in suspended fines.“Billy (Gowers) and Bailey (Smith) for dragging them into a situation that they should have never been in and the wider community who are going through a really hard time with the COVID-19, clearly I should have been home.Hunter, who is entering the second season of a five-year contract extension, added of his decision to step down as vice-captain of the club: “Look, after the incident clearly I had a bit of time to reflect and decided that it was best that I step down from the vice-captain role for this year and the leadership group.“I’ve obviously lost the respect of a lot of people over this time and there’s not a lot I can do about that right now.“It’s obviously going to hurt a lot watching my team-mates run out without me there and knowing that I caused that myself.“I’m here to take full responsibility for what I did and the damages that I caused.“I can’t control what I did but I can control what I do from here so I’ll accept the sanctions given to me by the club today.“I’ll have that date circled in my calendar when I’m allowed to get back out there with my team-mates and hopefully over time rebuild some of that trust.”“Drink-driving’s clearly not acceptable and it’s a real scare.“The people who own the vehicles, and not only the damage that it caused but the stress that it would have put on them that night.”“I’d like to express my deepest apologies and regret for what happened last Thursday night,” Hunter said in a video posted on the club’s official website.
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