Jan 23rd, 2018

Jan 23rd, 2018

Banned Australian Rules player Liam Tudor will spend at least two months in prison after pleading guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm after he kicked the head of his opponent on a suburban field in 2017.

The magistrate labelled the act "gratuitous and dangerous" and sentenced the player to 12 months in jail, but Tudor will be eligible for parole after two months.

The victim of the on-field attack, Josiah Dantel, made a complaint after vision surfaced of the incident and it was referred to court.

Tudor's father spoke to 9News outside the court and described the 19-year-old as very remorseful of the action.

"Yeah he is [very remorseful].

"And he's a good kid. It was a stupid act. Good kid.

"Poor outcome."

At the time of the incident, Dantel spoke of memory loss after blow to the head.

“My first thought was, what was he thinking when he did it? And how could someone do that to someone else?

“About 20 minutes either side of it, I don’t remember what happened.



“He tried to say there was a lot going on in his life, but I said that’s not an excuse to kick someone in the head when they’re on the ground,” he said.

The court heard that Tudor attempted to contact Dantel to apologise, but after being told to stop trying to contact him he did.

The incident happened during a QFA Division 3 Reserves game between the Ipswich Eagles and Redcliffe Tigers in August of 2017.

It incurred a 20-year ban from the game after an independent Tribunal hearing.

“The tribunal sustained the charge of kicking and handed down a 20-year ban.

“The player has been automatically deregistered under the AFL’s Deregistration Policy. The player must serve his 20-year ban and then wait a further 12 months before he can apply to be re-registered in accordance with the policy.”