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Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« on: January 01, 2025, 04:42:29 AM »
AFL stars Steven May and Dion Prestia caught up in late-night fracas near Continental Hotel at Sorrento​

HeraldSun
31 December 2024


Two premiership players from Richmond and Melbourne have been entangled in a 2am fracas near the Continental Hotel in Sorrento which left two men needing hospital treatment.

AFL stars Steven May and Dion Prestia and have been caught up in a late-night fracas at Sorrento which led to two men needing hospital treatment.

The premiership players were among a group out for Boxing Day at the Mornington Peninsula holiday hotspot which was harassed and attacked at about 2am near the Continental Hotel.

The Herald Sun has been told one aggressor took a swing outside the venue, causing the group to retreat along Point Nepean Rd.

Shortly after, Ambulance Victoria paramedics were called to Point Nepean Rd to pick up a man believed to be one of the troublemakers.

He had upper and lower-body injuries which were described as not life-threatening.

Victoria Police said two men were treated at hospital but it is not known how the second patient got there.

A statement described the incident, which is under investigation by detectives from the Mornington criminal investigation unit, as an affray.

It is unclear where the inquiry will end up as there is believed to be no CCTV at the scene where the men were injured and no statements have been made by the hospitalised pair.

“No official complaint has been received at this time,” a Victoria Police statement said.

Football sources confirmed on Monday that the AFL duo had been among a group which had been caught up in friction generated by other parties.

But sources close to the two players insisted they were not responsible for the injuries to the two men.

A spokeswoman for the Tigers, Prestia’s team, said: “Prestia saw it happening but in no way was he involved. They weren’t involved in any physical altercation.”

Melbourne Football Club, who May plays for, declined to comment.

The Herald Sun contacted the AFL on Sunday afternoon but it has not responded yet.

Creative on-baller Prestia played in the Tigers’ flag triumphs of 2017, 2019 and 2020.

Centre half-back May was a key part of Melbourne’s 2021 premiership triumph and is one of the club’s most important players.

In 2022, he was involved in an altercation with teammate Jake Melksham at the Entrecote restaurant in Prahran.

May’s jaw was broken in a 2013 off-season clash with former Gold Coast Suns teammate Campbell Brown outside a Los Angeles nightclub.

May and Prestia started their AFL careers at the Gold Coast Suns.

Prestia appeared to be enjoying some down time on the Mornington Peninsula over the weekend, lapping up the sun at Eldridge Estate, a popular winery in Red Hill.

The Richmond star posted a photo of wine glasses and a cheese board overlooking the vineyards on his Instagram story on Sunday.

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Re: Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2025, 09:59:22 AM »
A story about nothing...

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Re: Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2025, 05:18:23 PM »
Steven May eh? #liedownwithdogs :shh
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Re: Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2025, 06:39:20 PM »
Nothing good ever happens after 2am

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Re: Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2025, 08:36:36 PM »
Unless this has been written horribly, this is such a nothing story. Just reads like there was an incident at a club/bar/pub (what else is new) and lynch and Prestia just happened to be be 2 of the hundreds of people that were in attendance.

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Re: Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2025, 08:45:09 PM »
How trashy using these two to publish click bait, thats all it is!

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Re: Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2025, 09:36:53 PM »
More trash reporting from the number one trash tabloid in the country
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Re: Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« Reply #7 on: Today at 08:23:29 PM »
An investigation has been launched and new accusations made against Richmond player Dion Prestia and Melbourne’s Steven May following a fight outside a Sorrento pub.

Prestia angrily brushed away questions over the allegations today.

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‘Come on, let’s go’: Brawl allegations around AFL stars detailed as police, clubs speak

Fox Sports
February 5th, 2025


Both Melbourne and Richmond have provided statements acknowledging ongoing allegations involving their respective premiership players, Steven May and Dion Prestia, and a Melbourne street brawl.

The duo are alleged to have been present at a brawl outside Sorrento’s Continental Hotel late last year that left one young male with a broken eye socket, detached retina and fractured nose, as well as another man injured.

One man has given a statement to detectives at Rosebud, and both spoke with The Age.

Demons defender May allegedly participated in the altercation, with triple premiership Tiger Prestia allegedly also amid the fight that took place over the recent Christmas holiday period.

One man hurt in the brawl alleged that May said, “Come on, let’s go”, then punched another man.

Fox Footy is not suggesting that the accusations are true — only that police have received an official complaint on the matter and it is now the subject of an investigation. Richmond claimed that Prestia only saw the brawl and was not involved.

“It is understood a physical altercation occurred between two groups of men on Point Nepean Road about 2am,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

“Two men were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

“An official report has now been made to police and investigations into the circumstances of the incident remain ongoing.”

Both May and Prestia are reported to have been celebrating the bucks’ party of a mutual friend at Hotel Sorrento on the evening of Boxing Day, before making their way collectively to the Continental Hotel just before midnight. It is there where the altercation they are alleged to have been involved in took place.

Melbourne provided multiple outlets with the following one-sentence statement: “It is the role of police to check the veracity of any complaint, and we will assist where required.”

Prestia on Tuesday opted not to address questions over the allegations when approached at Richmond’s community camp in Albury, telling a 9 News reporter to “f*** off” before adding “there’s kids around”.

When approached by the Herald Sun, a Richmond spokesperson pointed to the club’s initial December statement, which read: “Prestia saw it happening but in no way was he involved. They weren’t involved in any physical altercation.”

Both Prestia and May began their AFL careers in 2011 at the Gold Coast Suns before returning to Victoria.

May was traded to the Demons after the 2018 season before earning back-to-back All-Australian selections and playing a key role in the Demons’ 2021 premiership.

Prestia joined Richmond ahead of the 2017 season then played in all three Tigers premiership sides while also claiming the 2019 best and fairest award.

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Re: Players caught up in Sorrento fracas (HeraldSun)
« Reply #8 on: Today at 09:25:13 PM »
“f*** off, there’s kids around” is one hilarious response  :lol