The father of AFL footballer Toby Greene could be slapped with an alcohol ban after the 60-year-old allegedly headbutted a policewoman at the grand final.
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Michael Greene appeared in a brief court hearing on Wednesday where police wanted to see him hit with an alcohol exclusion order.
But if granted the ban won't start until all the court matters are finalised, Ringwood Magistrates Court was told.
The elder Greene is accused of headbutting a policewoman after watching his estranged son's Greater Western Sydney Giants go down to Richmond in a disappointing 89-point premiership loss.
The Ferntree Gully man is facing charges with intentionally causing injury, resisting and assaulting police, public drunkenness and committing indictable offences while on bail.
The first constable he allegedly headbutted has spent time recovering at home after the incident, the force said.
At the time of the arrest, Greene was facing outstanding charges but no details of those have been released. His lawyer told the court they had been resolved.
The investigation into the grand final incident was ongoing and the police were still speaking to witnesses and preparing a brief of evidence, the court was told.
Dressed in a grey sweatshirt and brown trousers Greene smiled during the brief hearing and waved to the public in the courtroom as he was remanded.
Footage from the incident allegedly showed multiple police officers dragging the footballer's father at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and sitting him up.
Greene briefly appeared in court on Sunday over the alleged assault and the court was told he needed Valium and Suboxone, which is used to treat opioid addiction.
It was one of several incidents at the grand final match with police ejecting 43 people from the ground on Saturday.
In a separate incident a 21-year-old Brookfield man bit a police officer and a 27-year-old Brookfield man hit the back of another policeman's head when they were spoken to about their behaviour on the Saturday.
Both have been charged with assaulting police and were released on bail.
All of Greene's matters were adjourned and he will appear back at court in person on October 17.
Australian Associated Press
