Runner allegedly assaulted at junior footy match in Heidelberg

AFL premiership player Glenn Archer has denied assaulting a runner during a scuffle at a junior match in Heidelberg over the weekend.The AFL great admits being involved in a scuffle at the match on Beverley Road yesterday, but says he did not punch anyone.Archer told SEN he jumped the fence after another incident in which he alleges a boy was hit.He alleged the runner later confronted him.DO YOU KNOW MORE? EMAIL: news@heraldsun.com.auArcher said the runner got in his personal space and he pushed him off.“Their runner is screaming at me, yelling, swearing I can’t remember exactly what he was saying,” he said.“I walk close to the fence to let him know, because he hasn’t got the context of what happened (in the earlier incident).“He stuck his finger in my face, didn’t hit me in the face, just really pointing the finger.“He gets in my personal space, I push him off and then it’s just a screaming match.”Archer says he then left the game to diffuse the situation.The AFL Hall of Fame member admits he should not have jumped the fence.Archer, who is a North Melbourne board member, says he is unsure how the club will react to the incident.The Herald Sun has contacted North Melbourne for comment.Police are investigating and say a man allegedly assaulted the runner shortly before 4pm yesterday at the game.The alleged offender left before police arrived.Police spokeswoman Belinda Batty said reports had been taken and the alleged assault is being investigated.Archer says he has not been contacted by police.

Former AFL diversity manager Ali Fahour charged by police with assault over alleged on-field punch

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July 7 2017

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Former AFL executive Ali Fahour has been charged by police over an alleged on-field punch that resulted in him being banned from football for life.Fahour has been charged on summons with intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury and unlawful assault following the incident in a suburban match in Whittlesea last Saturday.

The offences carry a potential jail term. The Northern Football League handed Fahour, 35, a lifetime ban over the incident. He also resigned from his job as AFL diversity manager.

Whittlesea player Dale Saddington was allegedly knocked out by Fahour during a melee that erupted in the third quarter in the match against West Preston on Saturday.Footage emerged of the incident, which was subsequently referred to the northern league's tribunal. Fahour was slapped with a 14-week ban, which exceeded the threshold for a lifetime ban from football.An emotional Fahour told media after the two-and-a-half hour hearing that he would seek professional help for his behaviour. He has also apologised to Saddington and his family and expressed regret for his actions. Northern Football League chief executive Peter McDougall said after the hearing the league wanted to take a stand on violence. "The league does not condone any acts of violence on or off the field," he said. "Fahour's career suspensions tally now totals 21 matches, therefore this now activates the AFL de-registration policy."Among the most high profile on-field cases to be referred to police involved football great Leigh Matthews.Then the Hawthorn captain, Matthews was deregistered for four matches after he broke the jaw of Geelong's Neville Bruns in an off-the-ball incident in 1985 at Princes Park.No report was initially lodged, but television replays pressured the VFL into charging Matthews with "conduct unbecoming".This meant it could not be heard by the tribunal, so Matthews appeared before the VFL Commission. The incident was the catalyst for trial by videos.Just days after Matthews appeared before the commission, Victoria Police charged him with "assault causing grievous bodily harm", with the case to be heard in the Melbourne Magistrates Court. Matthews was initially convicted and fined $1000, but the conviction was overturned on appeal and he was granted a 12-month good behaviour bond.Fahour is due to face Heidelberg Magistrates Court on October 1.

AFL Finals: Man charged over assault on woman during Fremantle-Hawthorn preliminary final

A FREMANTLE Dockers fan who is alleged to have started a brawl during last night’s preliminary final after “palm” striking a woman has been remanded in custody, facing charges including assault.But friends and family of 24-year-old Cody Yarran deny he had struck the woman and claim he was brutally attacked by a mob to the point of nearly losing consciousness.Speaking after Mr Yarran’s court appearance, one of his sisters Lakeisha said some people who were surround him while he was being attacked were yelling out “kill him”.“He’s got injuries all over his face. People were saying to kill him,” said his sister, Lakeisha.“They grabbed him and pulled him back, choked him, hitting him from every direction, nearly knocked him unconscious … his eyes were rolling back, he was bleeding out of his nose, he’s got bruises all over him.”

Mr Yarran appeared in Perth Magistrates Court still in his Dockers jersey with cuts and bruises on his face.When told he would not be released on bail, Yarran jumped to his feet and yelled out:“I got strangled from behind, I’ve got injuries as well. I got jumped by 15 people and I was thrown out.”He said he didn’t do it but his family afterwards clarified that he meant he didn’t punch the woman, he only pushed her.Mr Yarran, of Joondanna, was remanded in custody to October 5 after the brief court appearance.

The woman who was allegedly assaulted during the match, said she was hit in the throat after confronting an angry man about behaviour that was scaring her children.Sarah, whose name has been changed for privacy reasons, said she was sent flying and her children left terrified after the altercation during the Fremantle-Hawthorn preliminary final at Subiaco Oval.

The 38-year-old mother said the incident began when he became more agitated his team was losing.“When he started walking towards me I just knew I had to stand between him and my kids,” she told Triple M radio.“I said, ‘Mate you need to sit down you’re ruining it for the children here’, and he said ‘I don’t give an f about the kids ... I’ll smash anyone who comes near me’.”Sarah said she then urged the man to sit down and watch the rest of the game because he was “really scaring my kids”.“And he said, ‘I don’t give an f about your kids, I’ll smash them too’, and that is when he struck me in the throat.“It was like a choker hit. I went flying.“The crowd around he and I erupted and jumped on top of him.“We tumbled around the chairs and fell down several rows. It was quite violent.”

Sarah said her young step-daughter said she never wanted to go to the football again and it left her 13-year-old son shaking.“My step-daughter was just beside herself, just inconsolable,” she said.She had asked the man to “tone down his language” in the final quarter of the game, at about 8.30pm on Friday.WA Police will allege the man reacted by assaulting the woman to her face. She was treated by St John Ambulance officers for minor injuries.AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the AFL condemned, in the strongest terms, the man who punched a female supporter during last night’s match at Subiaco Oval.Mr McLachlan said the AFL would urge police to take the strongest action.“The AFL prides itself on our game being a safe place for all supporters, and in particular for women and families,” he said.“This kind of behaviour is utterly unacceptable and we re-state our commitment to standing up against violence at our games, and in particular, that women should never have to feel threatened or unsafe at AFL games.Mr McLachlan said the AFL would be talking with police, the club and the stadium about the incident.Originally published as Man in court over Freo game assault

AFL Finals: Man charged over assault on woman during Fremantle-Hawthorn preliminary final

A FREMANTLE Dockers fan who is alleged to have started a brawl during last night’s preliminary final after “palm” striking a woman has been remanded in custody, facing charges including assault.But friends and family of 24-year-old Cody Yarran deny he had struck the woman and claim he was brutally attacked by a mob to the point of nearly losing consciousness.Speaking after Mr Yarran’s court appearance, one of his sisters Lakeisha said some people who were surround him while he was being attacked were yelling out “kill him”.“He’s got injuries all over his face. People were saying to kill him,” said his sister, Lakeisha.“They grabbed him and pulled him back, choked him, hitting him from every direction, nearly knocked him unconscious … his eyes were rolling back, he was bleeding out of his nose, he’s got bruises all over him.”

Mr Yarran appeared in Perth Magistrates Court still in his Dockers jersey with cuts and bruises on his face.When told he would not be released on bail, Yarran jumped to his feet and yelled out:“I got strangled from behind, I’ve got injuries as well. I got jumped by 15 people and I was thrown out.”He said he didn’t do it but his family afterwards clarified that he meant he didn’t punch the woman, he only pushed her.Mr Yarran, of Joondanna, was remanded in custody to October 5 after the brief court appearance.

The woman who was allegedly assaulted during the match, said she was hit in the throat after confronting an angry man about behaviour that was scaring her children.Sarah, whose name has been changed for privacy reasons, said she was sent flying and her children left terrified after the altercation during the Fremantle-Hawthorn preliminary final at Subiaco Oval.

The 38-year-old mother said the incident began when he became more agitated his team was losing.“When he started walking towards me I just knew I had to stand between him and my kids,” she told Triple M radio.“I said, ‘Mate you need to sit down you’re ruining it for the children here’, and he said ‘I don’t give an f about the kids ... I’ll smash anyone who comes near me’.”Sarah said she then urged the man to sit down and watch the rest of the game because he was “really scaring my kids”.“And he said, ‘I don’t give an f about your kids, I’ll smash them too’, and that is when he struck me in the throat.“It was like a choker hit. I went flying.“The crowd around he and I erupted and jumped on top of him.“We tumbled around the chairs and fell down several rows. It was quite violent.”

Sarah said her young step-daughter said she never wanted to go to the football again and it left her 13-year-old son shaking.“My step-daughter was just beside herself, just inconsolable,” she said.She had asked the man to “tone down his language” in the final quarter of the game, at about 8.30pm on Friday.WA Police will allege the man reacted by assaulting the woman to her face. She was treated by St John Ambulance officers for minor injuries.AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the AFL condemned, in the strongest terms, the man who punched a female supporter during last night’s match at Subiaco Oval.Mr McLachlan said the AFL would urge police to take the strongest action.“The AFL prides itself on our game being a safe place for all supporters, and in particular for women and families,” he said.“This kind of behaviour is utterly unacceptable and we re-state our commitment to standing up against violence at our games, and in particular, that women should never have to feel threatened or unsafe at AFL games.Mr McLachlan said the AFL would be talking with police, the club and the stadium about the incident.Originally published as Man in court over Freo game assault

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AFL Finals: Man charged over assault on woman during Fremantle-Hawthorn preliminary final

A FREMANTLE Dockers fan who is alleged to have started a brawl during last night’s preliminary final after “palm” striking a woman has been remanded in custody, facing charges including assault.But friends and family of 24-year-old Cody Yarran deny he had struck the woman and claim he was brutally attacked by a mob to the point of nearly losing consciousness.Speaking after Mr Yarran’s court appearance, one of his sisters Lakeisha said some people who were surround him while he was being attacked were yelling out “kill him”.“He’s got injuries all over his face. People were saying to kill him,” said his sister, Lakeisha.“They grabbed him and pulled him back, choked him, hitting him from every direction, nearly knocked him unconscious … his eyes were rolling back, he was bleeding out of his nose, he’s got bruises all over him.”

Mr Yarran appeared in Perth Magistrates Court still in his Dockers jersey with cuts and bruises on his face.When told he would not be released on bail, Yarran jumped to his feet and yelled out:“I got strangled from behind, I’ve got injuries as well. I got jumped by 15 people and I was thrown out.”He said he didn’t do it but his family afterwards clarified that he meant he didn’t punch the woman, he only pushed her.Mr Yarran, of Joondanna, was remanded in custody to October 5 after the brief court appearance.

The woman who was allegedly assaulted during the match, said she was hit in the throat after confronting an angry man about behaviour that was scaring her children.Sarah, whose name has been changed for privacy reasons, said she was sent flying and her children left terrified after the altercation during the Fremantle-Hawthorn preliminary final at Subiaco Oval.

The 38-year-old mother said the incident began when he became more agitated his team was losing.“When he started walking towards me I just knew I had to stand between him and my kids,” she told Triple M radio.“I said, ‘Mate you need to sit down you’re ruining it for the children here’, and he said ‘I don’t give an f about the kids ... I’ll smash anyone who comes near me’.”Sarah said she then urged the man to sit down and watch the rest of the game because he was “really scaring my kids”.“And he said, ‘I don’t give an f about your kids, I’ll smash them too’, and that is when he struck me in the throat.“It was like a choker hit. I went flying.“The crowd around he and I erupted and jumped on top of him.“We tumbled around the chairs and fell down several rows. It was quite violent.”

Sarah said her young step-daughter said she never wanted to go to the football again and it left her 13-year-old son shaking.“My step-daughter was just beside herself, just inconsolable,” she said.She had asked the man to “tone down his language” in the final quarter of the game, at about 8.30pm on Friday.WA Police will allege the man reacted by assaulting the woman to her face. She was treated by St John Ambulance officers for minor injuries.AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the AFL condemned, in the strongest terms, the man who punched a female supporter during last night’s match at Subiaco Oval.Mr McLachlan said the AFL would urge police to take the strongest action.“The AFL prides itself on our game being a safe place for all supporters, and in particular for women and families,” he said.“This kind of behaviour is utterly unacceptable and we re-state our commitment to standing up against violence at our games, and in particular, that women should never have to feel threatened or unsafe at AFL games.Mr McLachlan said the AFL would be talking with police, the club and the stadium about the incident.Originally published as Man in court over Freo game assault

AFL Finals: Man charged over assault on woman during Fremantle-Hawthorn preliminary final

A FREMANTLE Dockers fan who is alleged to have started a brawl during last night’s preliminary final after “palm” striking a woman has been remanded in custody, facing charges including assault.But friends and family of 24-year-old Cody Yarran deny he had struck the woman and claim he was brutally attacked by a mob to the point of nearly losing consciousness.Speaking after Mr Yarran’s court appearance, one of his sisters Lakeisha said some people who were surround him while he was being attacked were yelling out “kill him”.“He’s got injuries all over his face. People were saying to kill him,” said his sister, Lakeisha.“They grabbed him and pulled him back, choked him, hitting him from every direction, nearly knocked him unconscious … his eyes were rolling back, he was bleeding out of his nose, he’s got bruises all over him.”

Mr Yarran appeared in Perth Magistrates Court still in his Dockers jersey with cuts and bruises on his face.When told he would not be released on bail, Yarran jumped to his feet and yelled out:“I got strangled from behind, I’ve got injuries as well. I got jumped by 15 people and I was thrown out.”He said he didn’t do it but his family afterwards clarified that he meant he didn’t punch the woman, he only pushed her.Mr Yarran, of Joondanna, was remanded in custody to October 5 after the brief court appearance.

The woman who was allegedly assaulted during the match, said she was hit in the throat after confronting an angry man about behaviour that was scaring her children.Sarah, whose name has been changed for privacy reasons, said she was sent flying and her children left terrified after the altercation during the Fremantle-Hawthorn preliminary final at Subiaco Oval.

The 38-year-old mother said the incident began when he became more agitated his team was losing.“When he started walking towards me I just knew I had to stand between him and my kids,” she told Triple M radio.“I said, ‘Mate you need to sit down you’re ruining it for the children here’, and he said ‘I don’t give an f about the kids ... I’ll smash anyone who comes near me’.”Sarah said she then urged the man to sit down and watch the rest of the game because he was “really scaring my kids”.“And he said, ‘I don’t give an f about your kids, I’ll smash them too’, and that is when he struck me in the throat.“It was like a choker hit. I went flying.“The crowd around he and I erupted and jumped on top of him.“We tumbled around the chairs and fell down several rows. It was quite violent.”

Sarah said her young step-daughter said she never wanted to go to the football again and it left her 13-year-old son shaking.“My step-daughter was just beside herself, just inconsolable,” she said.She had asked the man to “tone down his language” in the final quarter of the game, at about 8.30pm on Friday.WA Police will allege the man reacted by assaulting the woman to her face. She was treated by St John Ambulance officers for minor injuries.AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the AFL condemned, in the strongest terms, the man who punched a female supporter during last night’s match at Subiaco Oval.Mr McLachlan said the AFL would urge police to take the strongest action.“The AFL prides itself on our game being a safe place for all supporters, and in particular for women and families,” he said.“This kind of behaviour is utterly unacceptable and we re-state our commitment to standing up against violence at our games, and in particular, that women should never have to feel threatened or unsafe at AFL games.Mr McLachlan said the AFL would be talking with police, the club and the stadium about the incident.Originally published as Man in court over Freo game assault