Luke Sayers has stepped down as Carlton president after being cleared by the AFL of posting a lewd image on social media. A picture was reportedly posted on Sayers’ X account on 8 January, prompting an investigation by the AFL integrity unit. The post also tagged a female executive of one of the club’s key sponsors, health insurer Bupa. Sayers denied posting the image, claiming his account had been hacked and asked followers to “please ignore all posts” before disabling the account. Carlton announced Sayers’ resignation just minutes after the AFL on Wednesday cleared him of wrongdoing, accepting his account