Footy star reveals his baby joy after being left devastated by a vile rumour about his private life

Port Adelaide captain Connor Rozee is on cloud nine following the birth of his second child, a baby boy named Walter Robert Rozee.

The midfielder, 25, posted a series of images on Instagram with his wife Maisie as the bundle of joy follows the arrival of Audrey Sarah Rozee, who was born in June last year.

On Thursday, Rozee informed his 43,000-plus followers about his growing family.

Kellie Finlayson, the wife of Rozee's former teammate Jeremy, was quick to post in response: 'Congratulations beautiful family, Walter is so handsome.'

Fellow WAG Annalise Dalins, the fiancée of Collingwood star Josh Daicos, also wished the couple well.

In August, a seething Rozee asked the AFL integrity unit to probe a false and vile rumour about his personal life.

He took action when a rumour continued to wildly spread online.

'It was a bit of a whirlwind,' a frustrated Rozee told reporters at the time.

'It (rumour) sort of came out of nowhere. And early days, it was probably just ignore it and don't worry about it, it will brush over.

'But it kept gaining a bit of momentum, people sending it around.

'We probably got to a point where we thought we'd probably need to say something and just make it clear for everyone out there that it has got absolutely nothing to it.

'So it was pretty disappointing and frustrating, but hopefully we have knocked it on the head now and we can all move on.'

Rozee also confirmed he spoke to the AFL integrity unit.

'We had some conversations,' he said. 'I have left that in their hands now and they'll deal with it the way they need to.'

The skipper will look to hit the ground running in pre-season as the Power prepare for 2026 under new coach Josh Carr.