 He, along with senior players Ben Cousins, Dean Polo and Luke McGuane were banned over the drunken rampage.Late that season, Connors earned the ire of umpire Stuart Wenn when the umpire told him that he was "battling himself out of his league".He had further behavioural issues relating to alcohol during the 2011/12 AFL off-season, earning a further internal suspension from the club.