Those talking about a media beat up have missed a couple of significant points raised by the story itself.
I have no idea what the truth is in this matter, but a couple of things make me wonder;
There would appear to have been no police intervention on the night, no one was charged, no Police media release, etc
How or why did this story make news from Alice springs, no one was or has been yet charged, no court appearances. Somebody has leaked the story or sought to have it played up in the media, for what reason. If this was a typical new years eve incident where a couple of people are thrown out of a party, it would never see the light of day.
Appears some people were happy to be named as victims, I wonder if they got paid, or wanted a certain story our their to cover their own actions. ie the article talks about Victim A grabbing Troy by the shirt. Was the alleged strike before or after he was grabbed. He stated he asked Troy to leave. I wonder how that request was put. "Please leave this is a private party" or "Get out of here you %^%^&& ^%^^&*" If a request was made like that at the same time as being grabbed you could understand anyone lashing out, whether it be out of fear or an attempt to defend themselves.
If, as stated in some articles, Troy is on Parole, and there was some substance to these allegations about his involvement in the incident then I suspect he would not have been allowed to return to Melbourne until the investigation was completed, or worse his bail would have been revoked by now.
I have no idea who has done what, or what version of events Troy might have, but apart from the fact that he is a newly listed AFL player, I can't help but wonder why the story has got out. Its not like the blues boys who were mucking up yet again at the Casino, where the story is bound to leak from. It doesn't involve any high profile players, just a little known kid, with a bit of a reputation for trouble.
What motivated whoever leaked the story to go to the media in the first place, Money, revenge, provide an alibi who knows. Why haven't the Police taken action to get him back to the Territory if he is likely to be charged.
A lot of what ifs, buts and maybe's but it raised more questions than it answers.
I for one hope the kid has done nothing wrong in this case and he can make a go of it as an AFL footballer. I guess time will tell.
Does the author of the article has some particular interests in this matter. who knows. I don't think anyone, other than those involved, know at this point. But lets not speculate.
I have no idea what the truth is in this matter, but a couple of things make me wonder;
There would appear to have been no police intervention on the night, no one was charged, no Police media release, etc
How or why did this story make news from Alice springs, no one was or has been yet charged, no court appearances. Somebody has leaked the story or sought to have it played up in the media, for what reason. If this was a typical new years eve incident where a couple of people are thrown out of a party, it would never see the light of day.
Appears some people were happy to be named as victims, I wonder if they got paid, or wanted a certain story our their to cover their own actions. ie the article talks about Victim A grabbing Troy by the shirt. Was the alleged strike before or after he was grabbed. He stated he asked Troy to leave. I wonder how that request was put. "Please leave this is a private party" or "Get out of here you %^%^&& ^%^^&*" If a request was made like that at the same time as being grabbed you could understand anyone lashing out, whether it be out of fear or an attempt to defend themselves.
If, as stated in some articles, Troy is on Parole, and there was some substance to these allegations about his involvement in the incident then I suspect he would not have been allowed to return to Melbourne until the investigation was completed, or worse his bail would have been revoked by now.
I have no idea who has done what, or what version of events Troy might have, but apart from the fact that he is a newly listed AFL player, I can't help but wonder why the story has got out. Its not like the blues boys who were mucking up yet again at the Casino, where the story is bound to leak from. It doesn't involve any high profile players, just a little known kid, with a bit of a reputation for trouble.
What motivated whoever leaked the story to go to the media in the first place, Money, revenge, provide an alibi who knows. Why haven't the Police taken action to get him back to the Territory if he is likely to be charged.
A lot of what ifs, buts and maybe's but it raised more questions than it answers.
I for one hope the kid has done nothing wrong in this case and he can make a go of it as an AFL footballer. I guess time will tell.
Does the author of the article has some particular interests in this matter. who knows. I don't think anyone, other than those involved, know at this point. But lets not speculate.
