- Two premiership-winning AFL stars were involved in a late-night altercation
- The pair were part of a group who were ‘harrassed and attacked’ on Boxing Day
- The incident is understood to have taken place in Sorrento in Mornington
Two AFL stars have reportedly been caught up in a late-night altercation in Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, that left two men needing hospital treatment.
According to The Herald Sun, Steven May and Dion Prestia players were among a group who were ‘harassed and attacked’ at around 2am on Boxing Day.
The incident is understood to have taken place near the InterContinental Hotel.
The report claims that an ambulance was called to Point Nepean Road and picked up an individual who is claimed to have sustained not life-threatening upper and lower-body injuries.
A second person was taken to hospital but it is not clear how the individual made their way there. Prestia and May are
The Mornington criminal investigation unit described the incident as an ‘affray’, with Victoria Police issuing a statement that read: ‘No official complaint has been received at this time.’
Dion Prestia (pictured) and Steven May are reported to have been involved in a late-night altercation on Boxing Day
May (pictured) and Prestia are understood to have not been involved in any alleged physical altercation that took place
The incident is said to have taken place close to the InterContinental hotel in Mornington
Sources close to The Herald Sun stated that the premiership-winning pair had been among the group and claimed that the altercation had been started by other parties.
Individuals close to both players also told the outlet that neither had been responsible for the injuries sustained by either of the individuals who were hospitalised.
‘Prestia saw it happening but in no way was he involved. They weren’t involved in any physical altercation,’ a spokesperson from Prestia’s team and Richmond said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted both Richmond FC, Melbourne FC and the AFL for further comment.
There is no accusation that either were involved in the physical affray.
Prestia and May were both joined Gold Coast in the 2010 Draft back in 2010.
They would both go on to enjoy long spells at the Queensland club, before both players moved to Victoria.
May, a key defender, would make 123 appearances for the Suns, before joining up with Melbourne in 2019.
May (right) and Prestia (second from right) both played together at Gold Coast, joining up with the Suns back in 2010
May was drafted to Gold Coast in 2010, before switching to join Melbourne in 2017, where he would go on to help the Demons win the 2021 Grand Final
Prestia also joined the Gold Coast in 2010, before going on to win three Premierships with Richmond
He’d go on to play a key role in the Demon’s 2021 Premiership victory, winning an All-Australian blazer the same year, before picking up another jacket in 2022.
Prestia would leave the Suns in 2017, moving to the Tigers where the midfielder would help Richmond clinch three premiership titles between 2017 and 2020.
Prestia had also shared on his Instagram account that he’d been enjoying some rest and relaxation on The Mornington Peninsula.
He shared a snap of himself at the Eldridge Estate winery in Red Hill, enjoying a charcuitery board.
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