Carlton great Peter Dean rushed to hospital with serious injuries following alleged late-night assault
Former premiership player Peter Dean has been rushed to hospital with serious head and facial injuries following an alleged attack in Albury.
The 60-year-old was allegedly assaulted at around 8pm on Monday on Smollett Street, with The Herald Sun reporting that the Carlton great had been collecting a takeaway meal at the time.
Reports claim that the dual premiership winner saw two youths allegedly trying to break into a car before he approached the pair.
The former footballer is understood to have spoken with the pair before walking away from the scene.
The outlet claims that Dean was then allegedly followed by the two youths and was attacked.
He was left unconscious on the pavement when a passer-by found him and phoned the emergency services.
AFL legend Peter Dean (pictured) has been rushed to hospital after he was allegedly assaulted in Albury on Monday night
Dean (top-centre) won two premierships with the Blues during his glittering career in footy
‘Following inquiries by detectives from Murray River Police District, police arrested a 17-year-old male,’ a New South Wales police spokesperson said.
‘He was taken to Albury Police Station. The young person will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.’
Dean was treated for the injuries in hospital and remains in a stable condition.
From South Bendigo, the former defender enjoyed a glittering career in the AFL, making 248 appearances for Carlton between 1984 and 1998.
He would go on to win premierships with the club in 1987 and 1995.
Carlton expressed its ‘extended sympathies’ to the Dean family in a statement issued to The Herald Sun.
His son, Harry, was drafted to the Blues last year as pick No 3 in the AFL National Draft.
Since hanging up his boots in 1998, Dean has stepped into coaching, having notably worked with the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup.
Reports claim that the footy great (right) had allegedly been followed by two teens who had been allegedly breaking into cars. He was allegedly assaulted and left on the sidewalk by the individuals
His son, Harry (left), was drafted to the Blues last year as pick No 3 in the AFL National Draft
He recently chose to leave his role as the coach of the Lavington Panthers U18s.
Panthers president Peter Barwick told The Herald Sun that he was devastated by the news.
‘It’s just devastating that it could happen,’ Barwick said.
‘We told the players last night what had happened, and they were just devastated. He’s such a down-to-earth bloke.
‘If you didn’t know him, you wouldn’t know he had been an AFL player. All he’s worried about is making sure the kids he coached all turned out to be good kids.’
