The man who聽聽in an unprovoked assault, leaving the victim with a broken jaw, reportedly made a disgusting threat before launching into a flurry of punches.
Adam Abdallah, 25, is accused of storming the pitch and confronting referee Khodr Yaghi at the end of a match in Sydney on Friday between the Greenacre Eagles and the Padstow Hornets.
He threw a range of punches and kicks, leaving the referee needing surgery for a broken jaw and four missing teeth.
Abdallah was charged with wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and affray.
In court, the amateur boxer was refused bail, with police saying they had concerns Abdallah would endanger the safety of the victim and community.
鈥淭he concern would be if he is willing to show this level of violence over something so minor he would be a constant threat on bail to members of the community,鈥 the police prosecutor said.
Now details of Abdallah鈥檚 vile threat to the referee has been released, with the police鈥檚 statement of facts saying it is alleged Abdallah 鈥渢urned to the victim and said 鈥業鈥檓 going to f*** your mum and sister鈥.鈥
Abdallah then allegedly charged at Yaghi, knocking him to the ground before grabbing his shirt and unleashing a sickening, sustained assault.
Onlookers yelled: 鈥淕et off him, get off him,鈥 and other players pulled the assailant off the ref, sparking a wild melee.
Yaghi emerged bleeding from the scrap, appearing distressed as he held his badly-broken jaw.
The court was told the referee used a sideline flag to defend himself from Abdallah.
Abdallah鈥檚 defence lawyer said his client suffered bruising to his head as a result of being hit with the 鈥渟tainless steel鈥 flag.
The court ruled that despite Abdallah鈥檚 background of ADHD and 鈥渙ther issues鈥, the risk was too great to release him on bail.
Despite the sickening attack, referee Yaghi says it won鈥檛 stop him from getting back onto the field.
鈥淣o f**king way will this stop me. Never. I鈥檓 going to referee till I die,鈥 he told the聽罢别濒别驳谤补辫丑听via text message.
He said his attacker was a suspended player and 鈥渞eferees didn鈥檛 do any mistakes鈥.
After the shameful attack, Greenacre announced that their first-grade team was leaving the competition.
鈥淎s a result of the incident that occurred following the conclusion of the match, our club has made the decision to withdraw the team from the competition for the remainder of the 2023 season,鈥 the club said in a statement.
鈥淭his serves as a reminder to all that violence will not be tolerated at our club.鈥
Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you
Get the iHeart App
Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE iHeartRadio app. Scan the QR code to download now.
Download from the app stores
Stream unlimited music, thousands of radio stations and podcasts all in one app. iHeartRadio is easy to use and all FREE