COW supporter picks fight and ends up the loser!
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:54 pm
Well he we have another typical COW supporter mouthing off and acting like the big hero only to be dealt with accordingly......Well done Dean Brogan you were only stading up for yourself and this little sook COW supporter now wants sympathy...how pathetic!
Brogan's act must not go unpunished
By SAM RICHES
05jun06
PORT Adelaide player Dean Brogan should face action over an alleged assault, says the man whose nose was broken in the incident.
Dale Mortimer, 19, wants Brogan held accountable for his alleged assault.
"I do want to see some action," Mr Mortimer said yesterday when asked if he wanted Brogan charged over the incident at Adelaide Airport on Saturday.
Mr Mortimer says he does not plan to take any civil action, but has not ruled out pressing charges.
However, police can lay criminal charges following their investigation.
Mr Mortimer said he expected Power officials to be in contact with him last night after the team returned from Melbourne.
Security vision of the incident has been handed to police who are expected to interview Brogan today, two days after the alleged assault.
After Port's win over Carlton yesterday, coach Mark Williams said he was limited in what he could say about the incident as it was being investigated by police.
"The incident involving Dean Brogan was disappointing for both he and the club," said Williams, who was already in Melbourne at the time of the incident.
Port Adelaide players were leaving for Melbourne when Mr Mortimer was farewelling his girlfriend. The Crows fan said that as Brogan walked past on his own, he had told Brogan "to play for a real team, you d...head".
He said he would be referring to Brogan now as "Mr Brogan, not d...head" and said his comments were intended as a joke, not a personal insult.
"I didn't go looking for trouble, it was just a joke and he shouldn't have reacted like he did," Mr Mortimer said. "I was just giving him mickey and laughing as I said it."
Brogan, who is much taller than Mr Mortimer, allegedly approached him, yelling "what the hell did you say, come here and say that".
Mr Mortimer is adamant the only physical contact between the two was when Brogan allegedly punched him in the nose.
"I stepped back and then saw his fist curl up and my hands were by my side because I thought he was just trying to scare me," he said.
"As he punched I just thought this is going to hurt . . . To him it might not have been a big hit, but to a little bloke like me it was big - like being hit by a train."
He said Brogan had followed him, "stood there for a few seconds and didn't say a word, then just walked off".
Mr Mortimer says he was approached twice by Port officials about 10 minutes later, who asked him if an apology would be accepted.
"I just said no. If he was really sorry then he would have said or done something as soon as he saw the blood . . . I just have no respect for him or the club," he said.
"I said (at the airport): 'Do I get new clothes out of this?', because he'd ruined mine - there was blood everywhere.
"The guy said: 'We can sort something out, we can give you some trainers' and I said: 'Could it be Crows?'.
"He said: 'We can't do that but we can give you some Nike stuff' and I said: 'Is that because you get it for free?'. He didn't say anything and I walked off."
X-rays taken at the Royal Adelaide Hospital confirmed Mr Mortimer's nose was broken and an appointment this week will determine if surgery is needed.
Brogan's act must not go unpunished
By SAM RICHES
05jun06
PORT Adelaide player Dean Brogan should face action over an alleged assault, says the man whose nose was broken in the incident.
Dale Mortimer, 19, wants Brogan held accountable for his alleged assault.
"I do want to see some action," Mr Mortimer said yesterday when asked if he wanted Brogan charged over the incident at Adelaide Airport on Saturday.
Mr Mortimer says he does not plan to take any civil action, but has not ruled out pressing charges.
However, police can lay criminal charges following their investigation.
Mr Mortimer said he expected Power officials to be in contact with him last night after the team returned from Melbourne.
Security vision of the incident has been handed to police who are expected to interview Brogan today, two days after the alleged assault.
After Port's win over Carlton yesterday, coach Mark Williams said he was limited in what he could say about the incident as it was being investigated by police.
"The incident involving Dean Brogan was disappointing for both he and the club," said Williams, who was already in Melbourne at the time of the incident.
Port Adelaide players were leaving for Melbourne when Mr Mortimer was farewelling his girlfriend. The Crows fan said that as Brogan walked past on his own, he had told Brogan "to play for a real team, you d...head".
He said he would be referring to Brogan now as "Mr Brogan, not d...head" and said his comments were intended as a joke, not a personal insult.
"I didn't go looking for trouble, it was just a joke and he shouldn't have reacted like he did," Mr Mortimer said. "I was just giving him mickey and laughing as I said it."
Brogan, who is much taller than Mr Mortimer, allegedly approached him, yelling "what the hell did you say, come here and say that".
Mr Mortimer is adamant the only physical contact between the two was when Brogan allegedly punched him in the nose.
"I stepped back and then saw his fist curl up and my hands were by my side because I thought he was just trying to scare me," he said.
"As he punched I just thought this is going to hurt . . . To him it might not have been a big hit, but to a little bloke like me it was big - like being hit by a train."
He said Brogan had followed him, "stood there for a few seconds and didn't say a word, then just walked off".
Mr Mortimer says he was approached twice by Port officials about 10 minutes later, who asked him if an apology would be accepted.
"I just said no. If he was really sorry then he would have said or done something as soon as he saw the blood . . . I just have no respect for him or the club," he said.
"I said (at the airport): 'Do I get new clothes out of this?', because he'd ruined mine - there was blood everywhere.
"The guy said: 'We can sort something out, we can give you some trainers' and I said: 'Could it be Crows?'.
"He said: 'We can't do that but we can give you some Nike stuff' and I said: 'Is that because you get it for free?'. He didn't say anything and I walked off."
X-rays taken at the Royal Adelaide Hospital confirmed Mr Mortimer's nose was broken and an appointment this week will determine if surgery is needed.