Controversies

At the beginning of the 2017 season, De Goey broke his hand during an incident in a bar in St Kilda. Initially he lied to the club, telling them he injured it while playing with his dog and after admitting to his lie was suspended for three matches, fined $5,000, and given 10 weeks of community service.^[22]

In February 2018, he was suspended by Collingwood after being caught drunk driving. He was fined $10,000 and required to pay a further $10,000 to charity, during which time he worked for a month as a tradesman and with the Salvation Army.^[23]

In July 2020, De Goey and another man were charged by Victoria Police with indecent assault, stemming from an incident that was alleged to have taken place with a woman in 2015.^[24] The matter had been investigated by the Police and the AFL's Integrity Unit in 2018, and no charges were laid following those investigations.^[24] In response, Collingwood confirmed De Goey could continue playing for the club whilst the matter proceeded in the courts.^[24] In August 2021, minutes prior to the commencement of a directions hearing into the matter was due to be heard at the Melbourne Magistrates Court, prosecutors withdrew the charge laid against both men and agreed to pay De Goey's legal costs. De Goey released a statement shortly thereafter stating, "I have maintained my innocence from the outset...[and] am very pleased that the matter has now come to an end."^[25][26]

In October 2021, De Goey was arrested at a night club in New York City and charged with forcible touching of a 35-year-old woman and the assault of a 37-year-old man.^[27] He was stood down indefinitely by Collingwood and pleaded not guilty to the charges, along with another Australian man who was charged. A couple of days later, the prosecutors dropped the charge of forcible touching.^[28] In January 2022, he was offered a plea bargain to downgrade the remaining assault charge to second-degree harassment. Collingwood reinstated De Goey into their AFL program following the plea, allowing him to play under their condition that he permanently works part-time at the Salvation Army.^[29]

In June 2022, footage of De Goey mimicking a sexual act making crude tongue gestures while partying in a Bali night club emerged. In another part of the footage, an undisclosed figure attempted to reveal a woman's breast as she lay on the bar.^[30] Some media articles wrote that De Goey is attempting to expose the woman's breast in the video, but it is unclear as the face and body are not shown.^[31][32] De Goey lashed out at what he claimed was a "relentless pursuit of athletes by the media" and said that "this will end in tragedy if no one speaks up".^[33] Remy Jackson, the woman filmed with De Goey, defended him on Instagram, posting: "I can't believe the backlash towards Jordy and myself over here in Bali … nothing to see here."^[34] Following the incident, Collingwood withdrew the two-year contract (with a trigger for two further years) that they had offered De Goey.^[35] He then apologised for his conduct and was given a suspended $25,000 fine by the club.^[36]