Tiger On Assault Charge

[TigerGar]

Found this thread on another site.

Andrew Mills
Wednesday, April 24
Geelong Advertiser

A RICHMOND player charged with headbutting a policeman in Queenscliff has dragged the AFL club into another alcohol-related controversy.
Andrew Mills, 20, is alleged to have spat in the policeman's face and headbutted him during a brawl at the seaside town on New Year's Eve. He has been charged with unlawful assault.

Mr Mills appeared in Geelong Magistrates' Court yesterday where the case was adjourned for a contest on May 7.

It is the latest alcohol-related controversy involving Richmond players, following police matters with Nick Daffy, Brad Ottens and Royce Vardy.

Mr Vardy's conviction earlier this year for drink driving placed in jeopardy the club's lucrative sponsorship deal with the Transport Accident Commission.

TAC spokeswoman De-Arnne Schmidt comDe-Arnne Schmidt said last night that the commission was aware of the Mills case and was monitoring it.

The TAC fined Richmond $50,000 over the Vardy indiscretion and warned that another drink driving offence from within the club would result in termination of its 13-year sponsorship of the Tigers.

Ms Schmidt would not comment on the repercussions if Mr Mills was proved guilty.

The Geelong court was told yesterday that Mr Mills had been drinking with friends at the Esplanade Hotel in Queenscliff on New Year's Eve when a dispute developed about 10pm over comments made by a male towards Mr Mills' girlfriend.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Anne McKeon said Mr Mills was allegedly assaulted outside the hotel about 2.10am.

Police had arrived a short time later to see Mr Mills throwing punches.

She said when officers took him into a nearby park to try and pacify him, Mr Mills spat in a policeman's face and then headbutted him.

Sen-Constable McKeon said because of the volatile situation and crowd milling around at the time, Mr Mills was released into the care of his friends.

He was interviewed by police on January 5 and charged with unlawful assault.

Sen-Constable McKeon said that when interviewed Mr Mills had little recollection of the incident because he had been drinking.

Richmond president Clinton Casey said last night that the club had questioned Mr Mills about the allegations and were satisfied he had no case to answer.

``Andrew told us what happened, we conducted our own investigation and were satisfied with the findings,'' Mr Casey said.

He said he did not fear any backlash from the TAC over the case because there was no vehicle involved.

 

[CJH]

I am actually of the view that Mills may struggle to remain on the list after the end of this year! He has had a few games, is in his third year, but has hardly set the world on fire!

 

[TigerGar]

Tiger On Assault

Geez how tanked would you have to be to go a Cop ?
This is another piece of Bad publicity we don't need.
You think that after what happened to Royce Vardy, our players would be a lot more switched on.
Mills is going attract further bad press and add unwanted stress & pressure on himself.
I don't think the T.A.C can fine us again its not drink driving , but the Clubs image is again soiled.
The TAC can't be happy to be associated with a club that has a litany of bad alchol related incidents, this being the most recent.
Just To appease the major sponsor I feel the club might make an example of him by sacking him !

 

[Richmondfan#1]

Originally posted by CJH
I am actually of the view that Mills may struggle to remain on the list after the end of this year! He has had a few games, is in his third year, but has hardly set the world on fire!

I concur here! Nothing too special, we could someone else who is nearly twice as good as him.

 

[mellowyellow]

originally posted by TigerGar


Sen-Constable McKeon said that when interviewed Mr Mills had little recollection of the incident because he had been drinking.

Richmond president Clinton Casey said last night that the club had questioned Mr Mills about the allegations and were satisfied he had no case to answer

Andrew told us what happened, we conducted our own investigation and were satisfied with the findings,'' Mr Casey said.

"If" the report from the Geelong Advertiser is accurate regarding the events surrounding this incident, how can the Richmond President be satisfied with the account given by Mills. According to this articule Mills had 'little recollection' of the events ,so what was he able to tell clinton that satisfied him that he had no case to answer? It all smells a bit fishy to me and i would'nt be suprised given our position with the TAC that the club is at this point trying to minimise the damage.

 

[nut]

How come it's taken this long to come out????

 

[RichmondTiger5]

Originally posted by nut
How come it's taken this long to come out????

it's only Mills and he isn't a very well knonw player that's why.i've never liked Mills and i hope he is delisted at the end of the season