Police have charged young West Coast forward Murray Newman with causing grievous bodily harm after an incident at The Library nightclub in Northbridge last week.
It is alleged 18-year-old Newman punched a 19-year-old man causing serious facial injuries for which the man required surgery.
He will face court later this year.
Newman played four games for the Eagles in his debut season this year.
Tags: assault, australian-football-league, sport, perth-6000 First posted November 16, 2012 16:37:07The AFL's newest club is looking to play a pre-season match in the Northern Territory.
Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy visited Alice Springs yesterday and says the club wants to play a match in Alice Springs or Darwin within the next three years.
The club has already listed Curtly Hampton from Alice Springs, and has a a priority recruiting zone across the Territory.
Sheedy also said the club was looking at eight Territory juniors as possible picks in next month's draft.
It has to select up to 14 more players in the national draft, in preparation for its first AFL season next year.
Sheedy said Top End player Jed Anderson is high in draft considerations.
He says the club is also looking at two Alice Springs players, Louis Egger and Gibson Turner.
"It seems to be that when the NT actually get one, they are gold, like the [Michael] Longs and, obviously, Andrew McLeod and [Cyril] Rioli," he said.
"They are terrific players.
"There is a lot of quality when the players do come out."
Tags: australian-football-league, sports-organisations, youth, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800, sydney-2000 First posted October 25, 2011 12:56:22