Richmond can confirm that Victoria Police have arrested and charged a man with several serious offences, following extreme threats that compromised the safety of Dylan Grimes and his family, after last weekend's game against Essendon.

The Club commends Grimes for calling out this type of abuse and will continue to support both himself and his family.

Richmond continues to stand with its players, and the broader community, on the issue of online abuse – it has no place in our game, or our society.

“Firstly I want to thank Victoria Police for their assistance with this matter, and for promptly protecting the physical safety of my family while I am away," Grimes said.

“The severity and pointed nature of these threats went way beyond what I would call normal post-game banter with this individual, so much so that we were concerned for the safety of my family back home in Victoria."

"Honestly, I am disappointed that this has escalated to this extent, I'd really like to move on from it and get back to focusing on footy, but at the same time I also encourage people to continue to call out this kind behaviour. It's not right for anyone, including players and their families, to have their safety threatened.”

Richmond CEO, Brendon Gale said Grimes’ willingness to call this behaviour out was an important reminder for everyone.

“No one should have to tolerate this, and as an AFL industry, we need to continue to unite, educate, call-out and stamp out this ugly, abusive behaviour,” Gale said.

“Dylan has taken an important stand on an issue that is simply unacceptable.”

As this matter is now before the courts, Grimes and the Club will not be making further comment at this time.