Kangaroos champion

The former Kangaroos captain, who introduced he’s retiring on the finish of the 2023 season, is reported to have been “coward punched”, in line with SEN.

The North Melbourne Football Club confirmed there was an incident in a press release launched on Sunday morning.

The alleged assault occurred simply hours after he performed his last recreation of AFL footy.

Horrid new particulars in regards to the alleged assault had been on Sunday afternoon revealed by The Herald Sun.

According to the report, Ziebell has suffered a damaged nostril through the alleged assault the place he was punched and kicked after falling to the bottom.

Ziebell was allegedly attacked by three males after leaving the Osborne Rooftop & Bar in Melbourne. There had been an earlier confrontation contained in the South Yarra venue which resulted within the three males being ejected from the watering gap.

The Herald Sun studies Ziebell’s spouse Shannie Byrne was contained in the venue when the alleged assault occurred.

Many of Ziebell’s teammates and fellow AFL gamers, together with Richmond’s Dustin Martin, additionally attended what was imagined to be a particular celebration for the veteran footballer.

The Kangaroos confirmed Ziebell had suffered critical accidents.

“North Melbourne is aware of an incident involving Jack Ziebell at a South Yarra bar overnight,” the membership mentioned.

“Ziebell had been celebrating his final match at a club function earlier in the evening and headed to the venue with a group of teammates and some staff following the event.

“He later exited the venue and was immediately set upon by a group of men in an unprovoked attack.

“He suffered injuries to his face and head and needed to spend the night in hospital.

“Victoria Police attended the incident.”

SEN’s Tom Morris reported Ziebell will probably want facial surgical procedure because of the accidents.

Leading footy journalist Damian Barrett described the incident as “shocking and horrific”.

“Jack Ziebell should’ve been celebrating the to end a wonderful career. Instead he spent the night in hospital after being bashed by a group of thugs in an unprovoked attack, and he might need facial surgery today,” he mentioned on The Footy Show.

“Just to give you some detail, I have spoken to North Melbourne this morning.

“Staff obviously really shaken up by what’s occurred. After the Richmond match, North had a function. Jack then carried on to the Osborne Bar in South Yarra, a separate venue.

“He went with past players, staff from North, friends and family. We understand a group of men were hassling Ziebell and his friends and security asked that group to leave. 

“Some time later, Jack went outside the venue to get one of his friends who’d arrived at the bar that group of men then saw him and set upon him.

“He has been taken to hospital significant injuries to his face and his head. And the club says he might have to have surgery today. So a shocking, horrific incident. We’re thinking of Jack and his family. And Victoria Police is investigating the incident.”

The 32-year-old earlier this month advised teammates he won’t go round once more in 2024.

“I’ve given everything I can for this footy club, but I think the time is right for me to pass the baton to others to take us forward,” he mentioned two weeks in the past.

Ziebell was drafted to the membership as a 17-year-old within the 2008 AFL draft and made his debut in spherical 1, 2009.

He was elevated to the group’s management group three years later at simply 21 years previous. He assumed the captaincy of the membership forward of the 2017 season and led the group out in 111 matches.