West Coast ahead Isiah Winder will face a Victorian courtroom later this 12 months after being charged with assault after an alleged drunken altercation in Geelong final month.
Winder, 20, was stood down from the Eagles’ AFL program after the membership learnt of the incident, which occurred whereas he was at a camp for the AFL’s Indigenous and multicultural gamers in December.
He was banished to West Coast’s WAFL group, the place he skilled for about three weeks earlier than the workforce broke for Christmas break.
The ahead re-joined his AFL teammates on the monitor at Mineral Resources Park for the primary time on Monday morning, with the membership saying he had “worked hard to regain the trust and confidence of players and staff before returning to train with the AFL squad”.
In an announcement on Monday afternoon, West Coast confirmed Winder had been charged with assault.
“As this matter is scheduled to go before the courts later this year the club can make no further comment at this time,” West Coast mentioned in an announcement.
It comes after Winder was redrafted by the membership in November, having been delisted following seven senior appearances in three seasons.
Speaking within the days after studying of the incident, West Coast coach Adam Simpson mentioned Winder acknowledged he had “made a mistake
“(It’s) really disappointing,” Simpson mentioned.
“These things, when they obviously become so public as well, he’s a 20-year-old young man, so we’ve got to look after both sides of the situation.
“For an AFL club, we’ve got standards. But we’ve also got to look after the person.”
Winder was a standout on the monitor on Monday, noticeably placing in repeated sturdy efforts as he did his greatest to impress his teammates and coaches after being banished.
The ahead, who was drafted from the Eaton Boomers within the South West with decide 57 within the 2020 AFL draft, had returned to pre-season in glorious form after hiring a private coach and steering off alcohol after being delisted.
Those near Winder had been understood to be shocked by the alleged assault, with the Eagle eager to be a job mannequin to younger kids within the Indigenous neighborhood.
Winder didn’t make an AFL look after spherical 12 final season regardless of West Coast’s year-long availability points, however completed the WAFL marketing campaign strongly in a midfield-forward position.
