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Werrimull women's league footballers boycott Millewa centenary game over alleged sexual assault
Female footballers in a north-west Victorian league have boycotted a major event in protest of their club's handling of a sexual assault allegation. The Millewa Centenary Day on June 7 at Lake Cullulleraine drew a crowd of hundreds from across the region.. But notably absent from the football and netball showcase were the majority of the Werrimull Football Netball Club's women's football team, who refused to play. Werrimull FNC player Jemma Jo Johnson, who uses the pronouns they/them, said the boycott was a response to the club's decision not to suspend a male player under investigation by AFL Victoria following a sexual assault allegation. Johnson said eight women from the Magpies squad had chosen to quit playing for the club as a result. "Our safe place has been absolutely just stripped from us," they said. "It is time — they [Werrimull Football Netball Club] really have a chance to not just protect us and look after us, but show the rest of the league that the people in power aren't going to allow the females to feel unsafe." The ABC understands the allegation was reported to the club and AFL Victoria but not to police. Werrimull Football Netball Club president Dale Ramsey confirmed AFL Victoria was investigating an incident. In a statement, the club said it was "deeply concerned and saddened by recent allegations". "We take these allegations extremely seriously and are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, welcoming and inclusive environment for all players, members and supporters — both on and off the field," the statement said. The protest has highlighted what University of Canberra sport integrity and ethics associate professor Catherine Ordway said was a grey area for AFL clubs. She said each club should decide in advance what to do in the event of a player facing serious allegations. "It's always better, in the calm time when there hasn't been an incident, to sit down and say 'What do we stand for as a club?'" Dr Ordway said. "If we care about keeping women and girls safe, if we care about keeping young people safe, then let's have some rules and some guidelines so that if this comes up in future then we know how to act." She said a one-size-fits-all rule was difficult to implement. "There are always going to be hard cases where a blanket rule would be completely inappropriate and unfair because it might depend on the age of the [people] involved," Dr Ordway said. The ABC understands Werrimull FNC does not have specific guidelines relating to players under active AFL integrity or police investigations. Johnson said the club had lost key members due to the way it had handled the case. "We've actually lost a couple of really, really valuable and much-loved people in our club," they said. "That's the part that we feel the most heartbroken about, I think, is that one person is prioritised over a whole team that has put nothing but love and energy into the club. "There is a bigger issue here across the league, not just in our club." In a statement sent out to clubs across north-west Victoria, Millewa Football Netball League (MFNL) chairperson Emily Harlock-Knights said the league "unequivocally condemns any form of behaviour that is abusive, disrespectful, or unbecoming — whether on or off the field". But she said the league and clubs were not equipped to investigate serious incidents. "It is not the role of the MFNL or our clubs to act as judge, jury, or executioner," Ms Harlock-Knights said. AFL Victoria has been contacted for comment.
News.com.au
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Victoria Police search for two teens after alleged assault and stabbing in Melbourne
Two teenagers are on the run after a series of shocking alleged attacks in Melbourne's southeast overnight. Victoria Police detectives are investigating a stabbing and assault by two boys that they believe to be linked. In the first incident, the two teens assaulted a 70-year-old man in a chemist shop at a Keysborough shopping centre in Melbourne's southeastern suburbs, the police said on Saturday morning, just before 5pm on Friday. The elderly victim was allegedly assaulted by the pair when he attempted to stop them trying to leave the story with suspected stolen items. Paramedics took the 70-year-old from Dandenong North to hospital with serious injuries. Two hours later, the police say the teenagers attacked a 16-year-old boy who was waiting at a bus stop in Dingley Village. He was approached by the teens and then stabbed in what police have called an unprovoked attack. The victim attempted to flee and was assaulted as he tried to leave, the police added. He was then transported to hospital with serious injuries. Police are now hunting for the teens after they fled the scene. Detectives, local police and dog units have participated in the search, however the pair have so far evaded police. The local Dandenong and Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have an ongoing investigation into the incidents.
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Man hospitalised for nine days after he was hit by former professional boxer during a rock gig
A night of dancing at a rock gig ended in disaster when a man was left on the ground for nine minutes after a former professional boxer hit him in the head. The victim spent nine days in hospital with amnesia and skull fractures following the incident at the Label nightclub in Sydney's Northern Beaches on March 9 last year. A 55-year-old man had gone with a group to watch an old friend play in one of the three rock bands, while former professional boxer Kerry Foley, 37, also headed to the venue with his friends. While the older man recognised Mr Foley from his boxing career, having watched him at Hordern Pavilion 15 years prior, the pair hadn't met before. But by the end of the night, Mr Foley landed a hit to the 55-year-old's head, sending him to the ground where he remained for nine minutes. The former boxer buried his head in his hands and was spotted asking himself 'F*** f*** f***, what have I done?' in the aftermath. Mr Foley has pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Court documents seen by NewsWire say the 55-year-old victim and Mr Foley both appeared intoxicated at the venue, appearing to embrace and talk with one another multiple times over the course of the night. The victim can be seen interacting with Mr Foley and his two friends on CCTV from 8.44pm, the pair seen 'regularly embracing and talking' together between 9.05pm and 9.09pm. The victim appeared to knee Mr Foley from behind at this point, prompting him to turn around and shadow-box him before the 55-year-old walked away. He only returned when he saw Mr Foley begin to shadow-box one of his friends. The victim's friend hugs Mr Foley, telling him 'It's okay bro, it's just dancing. I don't want to fight', and the former boxer agreed they were just dancing. But after the 55-year-old walked away, Mr Foley 'looks around' and assumes a boxing stance, once again facing the victim's friend, who was dancing by himself. The victim went back and talked to the former boxer, hugging him before he then flicked the younger man from behind with a T-shirt he was holding while Mr Foley was hugging the victim's friend. Mr Foley again went into a boxing stance, following the victim through the venue before they shook hands and hugged. Minutes later, at 9.15pm, they were both on the dance floor, with the agreed statement of facts stating they began 'jostling and dancing with each other' before Mr Foley extended his left arm towards the 55-year-old's upper chest and face, pushing him backwards before jabbing at him with his left fist. While the older man was bent down to pick up his cap from the ground, Mr Foley swung his right arm down on the man, who then pushed the former boxer away. The older man feigned a lunge at Mr Foley, who then began 'windmilling' his arms and advancing towards him. The pair grappled together for a few seconds before they stood face-to-face. Mr Foley then suddenly swung his left arm at the man, hitting him on the head. The older man fell backwards, making no attempt to break his fall on his way down. He remained on the ground for nine minutes, with Mr Foley's friend rushing in to help as the former boxer immediately put his hands to his head and moved away. The 37-year-old was heard saying 'What have I done?' and 'I didn't even hit him', with the victim's friend telling Mr Foley 'You need to f*** off'. He was described as 'screaming at himself' in the aftermath, with someone hearing him say 'F*** f*** f*** what have I done?' A registered nurse and trained first responder assisted the 55-year-old until paramedics arrived about half an hour later at 9.44pm. 'Barely conscious' and unable to walk by himself, the victim was helped down the stairs to the ambulance before he was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital. Mr Foley had left the venue just minutes after the assault – head buried in his hands – after one of the victim's friends told him he should go home. The victim suffered amnesia after he passed out, only recalling getting to the nightclub and then arriving at the hospital, according to hospital records. He spent nine days in hospital, having suffered fractures to both of his petrous temporal bones, an acute extra-axial subarachnoid haemorrhage over both frontal lobes, and a large occipital scalp haematoma. Ongoing headache pain, vertigo and dizziness, and hearing loss in his left ear were among his other injuries, and he continues to see a physiotherapist to assist with his imbalance. He gave a statement to police a week after he was discharged from hospital, and Mr Foley was arrested on April 10 after he presented to the police station. Mr Foley's lawyer on Friday told Sydney's District Court that his client had been dancing with the victim on the night, and that there was no malice intended. 'This is a situation which my client and the victim were at a rock concert – they were dancing with each other, sparring with each other at one stage,' the barrister told the court. 'One single punch connects with the victim … (there) wasn't malice intended, they were dancing with each other.' Mr Foley's lawyer said medical issues would need to be put before the court, given his history as a professional boxer.
