Police have arrested two men following the alleged assault of former North Melbourne captain Jack Ziebell outside a South Yarra bar in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Jack Ziebell played against Richmond on Saturday.The 21-year-old was charged with affray, intentionally causing injury, and assault by kicking. He was bailed to appear in the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court on October 24 this year. The 26-year-old was released pending further enquiries.
They started at The Bridge Hotel in Richmond before some of the group, including Ziebell, went to The Osborne Rooftop & Bar in South Yarra.three men began harassing a few of the Roos’ footballers on arrival at The Osborne, prompting bar security to ask the agitators to leave. The alleged assault occurred about 1am on Sunday after Ziebell briefly went outside by himself to find a friend he thought might be in trouble.
He underwent successful facial surgery at the Epworth hospital on Monday after suffering injuries during the incident, including a broken nose. Ziebell also underwent an operation in June last year after a facial fracture from an on-field incident.cameras were on hand when Ziebell arrived at hospital with his wife, Shannie, and significant abrasions and bruising under his eye and across his face were visible.
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