Gold Coast veteran Campbell Brown is being investigated over a clash which left AFL teammate Steven May with a suspected fractured jaw.
The Suns said in a statement that no other player was involved in the incident, which occurred in Los Angeles earlier this week, and they are still investigating.
Brown, a 2008 Hawthorn premiership player, has been with the Suns since their inaugural 2011 season.
The Suns said the incident took place after the completion of a club training camp in Arizona.
“The incident left May with a suspected fractured jaw, which is expected to require surgery,” the Suns said in the statement.
“No other players were involved.
“The club is in the process of establishing exactly what happened and all other relevant facts, and is discussing the matter with the two players concerned who have since returned to the Gold Coast ahead of their teammates.
“The Gold Coast Suns are considering appropriate actions and will not make further comment at this stage in relation to the incident.”
It’s not the first time Brown has been in trouble for misbehaving during an off-season overseas trip.
The Suns stripped him of their deputy vice-captaincy after the 2011 season, as punishment for an incident in Thailand that post-season.
On that occasion, Brown and three other Suns were arrested, after an argument with another tourist escalated into a physical fight, although they were released without charge.
Brown was the only Suns player punished by the club at that time, because of his leadership position.
He’s also frequently found trouble on the field.
The 30-year-old has missed 28 AFL games through suspension throughout his career, including the first six and the last three rounds of this season.
And he has a ban still hanging over his head for the first round of next season.
Brown has played a total of 205 AFL games – 159 for the Hawks and 46 for Gold Coast.
Are you there Harry
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LOL!
Strummer Jones
Guest
Latest news out of Gold Coast: Apparently Rihanna punched May for only getting 4 kicks in Suns game against Richmond this year.
Ted
Guest
Unfortunately this type of thing happens too much in oz ,Brown is a poor ambassador . Needs to be sacked immediately needs to be shamed to show young people violence isn't the way to solve problems between individuals this makes me feel sick.
GoGWS
Roar Guru
His dad Mal Brown was a loose canon as well… I remember when Mal coached South Fremantle and a reporter tried to interview him after the game…Mal grabbed the microphone off the reporter and ripped it apart (pulled out the cord)… I think Mal, and his son Campbel, are both just wired that way - they both have very short fuses…that's not an excuse - they do the crime they should do the time. It's not great for team morale to have guys going around breaking the jaw of team mates - Campbell better have an absolutely fantastic story ready..
Ronny
Roar Rookie
LOL, yer i see now what he was doing.
me, I like football
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The "AFL conspiracy" has obviously made it way to America
GazzaW
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Maybe a media beat up too.Lets wait and see what actually happened not what the media says to get a headline.
Ronny
Roar Rookie
They respond to a armed hold up, with a copper turning up 30 minutes later to take a statement, and then are on their way, i think a punch is way down the pecking order. Quite simply America has lost the plot. It seems to me that Brown is living out his fathers legacy, he is one of those guys who is good natured and open, yet then turns , and has a real nasty streak. Although maybe he was saving a mate from getting married ........ a la, the movie hangover
Storm Boy
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How weren't the LA police involved?
Australian Rules
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Last year, Campbell Brown weighed into the issue about people getting king hit on the streets at night... http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/campbell-brown-calls-for-death-penalty-to-be-re-introduced/story-e6frf7kx-1226427626608# ...wonder if he's changed his mind?
Pope Paul VII
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What is it Brownie? Was Big Mal a dud dad who taught you the way to sort out disagreements, no matter how minor, is to lay out people who disagree with you? Or are you just trying emulate or out do Big Mal, who is only famous for taking out tiny Carlton rovers? Get some help lad.