AFL stars expected to be charged over Boxing Day brawl that left two men in hospital
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here AFL stars Steven May and Dion Prestia are expected to be charged over a Boxing Day brawl on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula that left two men in hospital, 9News understands. 9News can reveal both AFL players are expected to be charged on summons with affray and recklessly cause injury for their alleged roles in the altercation near Sorrento's Continental Hotel in December. Rye man Will Salter suffered a fractured nose, broken eye socket and detached retina during a fight that left him legally blind in one eye. Steven May of the Demons. (Getty) Richmond's Dion Prestia swore at the media as he left the club's community camp in Albury on the NSW-Victoria border. (Nine) In a statement to police, the 22-year-old accused Demons defender May of punching his friend in the face. Tigers midfielder Prestia was also allegedly involved. Both players deny any wrongdoing. Prestia was filmed in a heated exchange with a 9News reporter. (Nine) A Victoria Police spokesperson said three men had been interviewed over the 2am fight and would be charged on summons. Those men include a 32-year old Hawthorn man, a 33-year-old Mount Eliza man and a 26-year-old man from Blairgowrie. AFL
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