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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
AFL star's dad is allegedly assaulted in violent brawl at footy match
The father of Melbourne Demons star Bayley Fritsch was allegedly 'caught up in a brawl' at a local footy match this weekend, according to reports. Scott Fritsch, 57, was understood to have been watching his son Darcy play for Coldstream in the Eastern Football Netball League on Saturday against Upper Ferntree Gully. According to The Herald Sun, Mr Fritsch was allegedly assaulted on the touchline just before the final siren. Individuals close to the outlet stated that Scott, who also played in the Eastern Football League, 'was the intended target' of the alleged assault. The details of the incident still remain hazy. Victoria Police state that a man was arrested following the incident. 'Police arrested a man following an assault at a local football match in Upper Ferntree Gully on Saturday, 31 May,' a statement read. 'Investigators were told that spectators were involved in a scuffle at a sporting ground on Willow Road at about 4.45pm. 'A 57-year-old Coldstream man was treated at the scene for minor injuries. 'A 44-year-old Seville man was interviewed and is expected to be charged on summons for intentionally causing injury and unlawful assault.' The Fritsch family declined to issue comment to The Herald Sun. Highlights footage, posted by the Eastern Football Netball League on Vimeo, showed umpires and players reacting to the brawl, with a group of umpires conversing to what appeared to a Coldstream official after the game while pointing to a section of the crowd that was not in view. The officials were subsequently escorted off the footy pitch by two umpire escorts. Some members of both playing cohorts were seen motioning their team-mates to stay away from the melee. 'Ambulance Victoria responded to calls to an incident in Upper Ferntree Gully at around 5:00pm on 31 May,' a statement read. 'No emergency transport was provided.' Daily Mail Australia has contacted both clubs and the footy league for comment. Scott amassed 300 appearances for the footy club and has since been handed Life Membership by the Eastern Football Netball League. He notably captained the footy club to Coldstream's Division Four premiership win in 2001.
Perth Now
7 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
AFL star's father caught up in alleged incident at local game
The father of Melbourne star forward Bayley Fritsch has been involved in an alleged fight at a local football game on Saturday. Police have confirmed the incident in which Fritsch's father, Scott, required medical attention. Scott was watching his other son, Darcy Fritsch, play in the Division 3 game for Coldstream as they took on Upper Ferntree Gully in the Eastern Football League. Police said they expected a man to be charged. 'Police arrested a man following an assault at a local football match in Upper Ferntree Gully on Saturday, 31 May,' police said in a statement. 'Investigators were told that spectators were involved in a scuffle at a sporting ground on Willow Road about 4.45pm. Bayley Fritsch (left) with his mother and father, and Darcy (right). Credit: Facebook 'A 57-year-old Coldstream man was treated at the scene for minor injuries. 'A 44-year-old Seville man was interviewed and is expected to be charged on summons for intentionally cause injury and unlawful assault.' Darcy, who scored one of Coldstream's five goals, reportedly jumped the fence — from the playing field — when he saw his father was involved. The incident happened near the end of the game. Scott Fritsch is a 360-game legend for Coldstream. 7NEWS believes Scott took himself to hospital for further treatment after the incident. Paramedics have confirmed that they did not take anyone to hospital. 'Ambulance Victoria responded to calls to an incident in Upper Ferntree Gully at around 5:00pm on 31 May,' a statement read. 'No emergency transport was provided.' The EFNL also released a statement on Tuesday afternoon. 'The Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL) is aware of an off-field incident that occurred during the senior match between Upper Ferntree Gully Football Club and the Coldstream Football Club on Saturday, 31st May.' the league said. 'The League was informed at the time and has since commenced a thorough investigation into the matter. 'We are working closely with both clubs, who have provided full cooperation throughout the process. In addition, Victoria Police are conducting their own investigation, and the EFNL is assisting where appropriate. 'As both investigations are ongoing, we are unable to provide further comment at this stage. The EFNL remains committed to the safety and integrity of our competitions and will provide an update when more information is available.'
Herald Sun
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Herald Sun
Demons' Bayley Fritsch melts hearts with newborn son at the MCG
Don't miss out on the headlines from Page 13. Followed categories will be added to My News. Hawthorn are supposed to be the family club, but Melbourne are clearly making a run for it. Demons forward Bayley Fritsch, had his 18-day-old son Noah, with ear muffs, in the team's rooms to celebrate their second victory of the year. The newborn is clearly a good-luck charm for Fritsch who was dropped last week after a disappointing start to the season. But he hit back in style kicking a crucial goal in the third quarter to keep the Dees season alive. Fritsch was enjoying the 'great moment' with his son in his arms during the team song. There were plenty of kids in the rooms post match, and no wonder, a special creche has been set up at the MCG to mind them during games. Charlotte Viney, who is expecting her third child with Demons midfielder Jack Viney, said there were so many kids of players at the club now a special nursery and child minding service had been created for WAGS at the hallowed turf's rooms so they could focus on watching the games. Page 13 Joe McGuire has outdone his famous father with a visit to the White House to meet with US president Donald Trump. | Watch the video. Page 13 The Chinese owners of Moonah Links Golf Resort were circling the wagons this week to put an end to Dan Andrews' quest to join a coastal golf club — which is an issue given the former Victorian premier now makes a quid from work with Chinese businessmen.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Demons respond to Christian Petracca vision as 'dangerous act' sparks AFL uproar
Debate has kicked off around the AFL world over a 'dangerous act' from Melbourne's Bayley Fritsch in Friday night's loss to Geelong that's landed the Demons star in hot water. And Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin says he understands the alarming post-game reaction of Christian Petracca after the 12.13 (85) to 6.10 (46) defeat to the Cats, with footage showing the Demons superstar cutting a frustrated and angry figure. Fritsch's mid-air hit on Geelong's Tom Stewart proved a major talking point post-game, with the out-of-sorts Melbourne star seen tunnelling into the back of his opponent when he jumped to take a mark. Stewart came down hard on the turf as the contact from Fritsch took out his legs and resulted in an instant free kick for the Cats. Veteran commentator Gerard Whateley labelled it a 'dangerous' act from Fritsch but suggested it was only worthy of a fine. However, he was concerned that it was a growing trend that had crept into the game, following a similar tunnelling incident involving Essendon's Mason Redman that saw him slapped with a $1000 fine, two weeks ago. 'He'll be writing a cheque for that, but we are edging towards a dangerous moment with tunnelling the way it has been in the early stages of this season," Whateley said on Friday night. "The players (and) the league ought to have a real think about this, and think about when this goes horribly wrong, what it's going to end up looking like before it happens.' Speaking about the incident on Saturday afternoon's coverage, Fox Footy's Jay Clark and Jack Riewoldt also took aim at Fritsch, with the former describing it as the type of act that could leave an opponent 'in a wheelchair'. 'It is the most vulnerable position to be in, when you have your legs taken from under you. And you could tell from the reaction of the player, Tom Stewart was filthy, he was filthy about this,' Riewoldt said on Saturday. 'For me, two to three weeks for that - that is so dangerous, and this is the chance for the AFL to get onto something early, before it festers into someone knocking themselves out from coming down on their neck." While Clark added: 'You can end up in a wheelchair, let's be honest. There's a serious neck injury potential there.' "You can end up in a wheelchair!" The Super Saturday panel discuss Bayley Fritsch's tunneling action from Friday night.📺 Watch #AFLSunsCrows on ch.504 or on @kayosports BLOG MATCH CENTRE — Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) April 5, 2025 Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley took a different view though, suggesting the free kick was suffice and that Fritsch's act was an unintentional moment that can happen in a split second in a footy contest. 'This is a tremendously difficult game to play. It is in the margins, there's increments ... I don't know if that (act) is deliberate,' he said. '(Fritsch) may have seen him late, so to penalise a player in a circumstance like that could be really difficult to hold up, given that there's so many decisions that are being made. We're making it pretty hard for the players.' One of the other major talking points from Melbourne's fourth-straight defeat to start the season was Petracca's extraordinary post-game reaction, with the Demons star almost literally tearing his hair out after the final siren. Petracca's frustrations came after the Demons had more inside-50s than the Cats but used the ball horrendously and finished with just six goals for the match. 🗣️ "You can see the despair from Christian Petracca. "That image right there says a lot about where Melbourne is right now, and where it wants to be."#AFLCatsDees — 7AFL (@7AFL) April 4, 2025 Petracca's disenchantment with the Demons was well documented last season, making Friday night's scenes all the more interesting. But Melbourne's coach said it just highlighted how competitive the premiership star was and how desperate he is for the Demons to turn their season around. "He's a winner. He's determined. He's proud," Goodwin said when asked about Petracca, who kicked two goals in an encouraging individual performance. "He's like everyone, he wants to really start to get some positive results and he's a proud leader of our footy club. All our leaders are like that, so of course he's going to be disappointed." Melbourne's performance was an improvement on their previous dismal defeats to North Melbourne and Gold Coast, but it's still their worst start since they lost the first nine matches of the 2012 season. "I thought we saw a spirit tonight. A real determination," Goodwin added. "The message is: stay calm, but get urgent. We've got to work to do, get urgent with that work but stay calm and know things can turn pretty quickly." with AAP
