Rumour Port Adelaide - Trengrove brawl

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Alyx said:
I have previously posted this information on the Port Adelaide board, following the Impey incident, when a visiting Adelaide supporter decided to mention the same four players. I normally stay out of main board threads, but here goes:

• Fabian Francis - Francis played with Port Adelaide between 1995 and 2001 in both the SANFL and AFL. Although we now know his incidents of domestic violence dated back to 1998, he was not charged until 2009, well after his time with the club. There was no way the club could have known about this violence, let alone taken action against him, during his time at the club.

• Peter Burgoyne - Accused of sexual assault, but no charges were proceeded with and no conviction was recorded. A civil lawsuit was later settled out of court. He was essentially found to be innocent, so what were the club expected to do?

• Adam Heuskes - As above, except he was not a Port Adelaide player at the time of the alleged incident or subsequent civil lawsuit. Irrelevant.

• Nick Stevens - Stevens played with Port Adelaide between 1997 and 2003. The incident in which he was domestically violent took place in 2013, ten years after severing ties with the club, and he was convicted in 2015. Irrelevant.

Are there any other names you would like to bring up? Meanwhile, in your own backyard:

• Nathan Bock - Bock was an Adelaide player in 2009 when he was arrested for drunkenly assaulting his then-girlfriend. He admitted in court to slapping her, throwing beer in her face, ripping her handbag, and damaging both her bracelet and mobile phone. He was placed on a 12-month, $200.00 good behaviour bond by the court, while the club suspended him for one game and fined him $5,000.00. This is the same, highly-criticised punishment Impey received for damaging four stationary cars.

• Wayne Carey - In 1997, Carey pleaded guilty to indecent assault after grabbing a female passerby's breast. He then allegedly asked 'why don't you get a bigger pair of ****?' The matter was later settled out of court in a civil lawsuit. As we all know, Carey later arrived at the Crows thanks to another indecent incident involving a woman - his extramarital affair with the wife of North Melbourne teammate and Vice Captain Anthony Stevens.

In 2004, one month after retiring from football as an Adelaide player, he was arrested for misdemeanor battery in Las Vegas. This would be the first in a string of violent incidents over a number of years.

Although the aforementioned incidents resided outside of his time with your club - the same logic you employed when listing our players - it recruited him with full knowledge of his character and poor attitude towards women. That is something Port Adelaide cannot be accused of.

• Simon Goodwin (ft. Ben Hudson, Mark Ricciuto, Nathan Bock, Rhett Biglands, and Scott Welsh) - In 2005, Goodwin - who was recently crowned club champion - physically assaulted and threatened to kill an Advertiser photographer at a Waymouth Street hotel, which was co-owned by former Crow Wayne Carey. He, along with a group of senior teammates, had been drinking since morning and were behaving in what witnesses described as "an unruly manner".

What caused Goodwin to snap? The photographer had just captured some of his teammates - identified as Ben Hudson, Nathan Bock, and Rhett Biglands - wrestling on the street outside. He had done so legally from public property, and at no point entered the hotel or approached the group of players. Goodwin took exception, however, and threw the photographer against a wall. "If you run any photos, I'll f***ing kill you", he is quoted as saying. He then pressed his forearm to the photographer's throat and added, "You're f***ed if you run this".

Captain Mark Ricciuto, who was part of the group, told an accompanying female reporter that his club would no longer deal with The Advertiser if the incident was publicised. Riccuito became agitated, requiring Scott Welsh to step in and physically restrain him, while Biglands tried once more in vain to convince the reporter not to go public.

In a prepared statement, the club claimed its players had arrived at the hotel for Christmas celebrations around 10:30AM - despite being photographed drinking as early as 9:00AM - and that all had returned home by 5:00AM the following morning. Chief Executive Steven Trigg said the club would support Goodwin, but stressed it did not condone his behaviour, while coach Neil Craig said the incident would be "a learning experience" and the club could turn it "into a positive". He also added that the Crows' leadership group - which included Goodwin and Ricciuto - would "probably consider the matter in the new year".

Despite everything that had occurred, the club took no action against any of the players involved. From what little I found - and completely unsurprisingly - no action was taken by the leadership group either, given they were largely involved. Instead, it was agreed that Goodwin's public apology and personal phone call with the photographer were sufficient. The female reporter received no apology from Ricciuto for his aggression towards her.

• This list does not include Adelaide players Ronnie Burns, Graham Johncock, Laurence Angwin, Tony Armstrong, Scott Thompson, Matthew Jaensch, and Daniel Talia, whose respective drunken or road-related incidents were covered in a previous post.
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Did you seriously just spend that amount of time on that.

If your on the port board or speak to the players maybe suggest the port players hang out at the Rosewater pub or maybe Mansfield park tavern, would rather them down there rather than coming to Glenelg
 
Alyx said:
I have previously posted this information on the Port Adelaide board, following the Impey incident, when a visiting Adelaide supporter decided to mention the same four players. I normally stay out of main board threads, but here goes:

• Fabian Francis - Francis played with Port Adelaide between 1995 and 2001 in both the SANFL and AFL. Although we now know his incidents of domestic violence dated back to 1998, he was not charged until 2009, well after his time with the club. There was no way the club could have known about this violence, let alone taken action against him, during his time as a player.

• Peter Burgoyne - Accused of sexual assault, but no charges were proceeded with and no conviction was recorded. A civil lawsuit was later settled out of court. He was essentially found to be innocent, so what were the club expected to do?

• Adam Heuskes - As above. He was also not a Port Adelaide player at the time of the alleged incident or subsequent civil lawsuit. Irrelevant.

• Nick Stevens - Stevens played with Port Adelaide between 1997 and 2003. The incident in which he was domestically violent took place in 2013, ten years after severing ties with the club, and he was convicted in 2015. Irrelevant.

Are there any other names you would like to bring up? Meanwhile, in your own backyard:

• Nathan Bock - Bock was an Adelaide player in 2009 when he was arrested for drunkenly assaulting his then-girlfriend. He admitted in court to slapping her, throwing beer in her face, ripping her handbag, and damaging both her bracelet and mobile phone. He was placed on a 12-month, $200.00 good behaviour bond by the court, while the club suspended him for one game and fined him $5,000.00. This is the same, highly-criticised punishment Impey received for damaging four stationary cars.

• Wayne Carey - In 1997, Carey pleaded guilty to indecent assault after grabbing a female passerby's breast. He then allegedly asked 'why don't you get a bigger pair of ****?' The matter was later settled out of court in a civil lawsuit. As we all know, Carey later arrived at the Crows thanks to another indecent incident involving a woman - his extramarital affair with the wife of North Melbourne teammate and Vice Captain Anthony Stevens.

In 2004, one month after retiring from football as an Adelaide player, he was arrested for misdemeanor battery in Las Vegas. This would be the first in a string of violent incidents over a number of years.

Although the aforementioned incidents resided outside of his time with your club - the same logic you employed when listing our players - it recruited him with full knowledge of his character and poor attitude towards women. That is something Port Adelaide cannot be accused of.

• Simon Goodwin (ft. Ben Hudson, Mark Ricciuto, Nathan Bock, Rhett Biglands, and Scott Welsh) - In 2005, Goodwin - who was recently crowned club champion - physically assaulted and threatened to kill an Advertiser photographer at a Waymouth Street hotel, which was co-owned by former Crow Wayne Carey. He, along with a group of senior teammates, had been drinking since morning and were behaving in what witnesses described as "an unruly manner".

What caused Goodwin to snap? The photographer had just captured some of his teammates - identified as Ben Hudson, Nathan Bock, and Rhett Biglands - wrestling on the street outside. He had done so legally from public property, and at no point entered the hotel or approached the group of players. Goodwin took exception, however, and threw the photographer against a wall. "If you run any photos, I'll f***ing kill you", he is quoted as saying. He then pressed his forearm to the photographer's throat and added, "You're f***ed if you run this".

Captain Mark Ricciuto, who was part of the group, told an accompanying female reporter that his club would no longer deal with The Advertiser if the incident was publicised. Riccuito became agitated, requiring Scott Welsh to step in and physically restrain him, while Biglands tried once more in vain to convince the reporter not to go public.

In a prepared statement, the club claimed its players had arrived at the hotel for Christmas celebrations around 10:30AM - despite being photographed drinking as early as 9:00AM - and that all had returned home by 5:00AM the following morning. Chief Executive Steven Trigg said the club would support Goodwin, but stressed it did not condone his behaviour, while coach Neil Craig said the incident would be "a learning experience" and the club could turn it "into a positive". He also added that the Crows' leadership group - which included Goodwin and Ricciuto - would "probably consider the matter in the new year".

Despite everything that had occurred, the club took no action against any of the players involved. From what little I found - and completely unsurprisingly - no action was taken by the leadership group either, given they were largely involved. Instead, it was agreed that Goodwin's public apology and personal phone call with the photographer were sufficient. The female reporter received no apology from Ricciuto for his aggression towards her.

• This list does not include Adelaide players Ronnie Burns, Graham Johncock, Laurence Angwin, Tony Armstrong, Scott Thompson, Matthew Jaensch, and Daniel Talia, whose respective drunken or road-related incidents were covered in a previous post.
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Thanks for all the irrelevant info. Suggest you read the transcript from the 4 Corners program relating to the Parklands incident. Also ask yourself why the victim was paid out if she wasn't a victim.

The only correlation to violence against women is with Bock. Burgoyne was not found innocent by the way. It was determined by the DPP that he couldn't substantiate the charge. He was never tried, so could not be found innocent.
 

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marty36 said:
Did you seriously just spend that amount of time on that.

If your on the port board or speak to the players maybe suggest the port players hang out at the Rosewater pub or maybe Mansfield park tavern, would rather them down there rather than coming to Glenelg
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Yes Farty, he did.

Now let it go, nothing to see here.
 
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rippersnipper said:
Trengrove is a ******* unit. What idiot would try to take him on?
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Ya reckon, so many guys these days are on the juice they make AFL footy players look lean

I've never seen as many dudes at the gym so bulked up whether it's supplements or the juice they have those characteristics though of bitch **** and acne


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Don't ever knock Stiffy Johncock,good bloke to have the odd dart and a few frothies with after midnight during pre-season.
 
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