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FMD this mob. Just 1 off season with no issuesSt George star Junior Amone arrested over alleged hammer attack
St George Illawarra Dragons star Junior Amone has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, a month after his father was charged and refused bail over the same incident.
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December 22, 2022 - 4:40PM
Junior Amone of the Dragons has been charged over an alleged attack on a man at an Illawarra home.
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St George Illawarra Dragons NRL star Talatau Junior Amone is facing a serious charge over an alleged hammer attack on two roof workers.
Police on Thursday arrested the 20-year-old St George Illawarra Dragons five-eighth and charged him with reckless grievous bodily harm over the attack on November 15 in Warrawong.
Police will allege two male roofing contractors were working at a property in Vermont Rd when they became involved in an argument with Amoneās father, Talatau āSeniorā Amone, 46, over vehicles being parked on a nature strip.
Police will allege the argument escalated into a physical altercation, when the attackers climbed onto the roof where one of the workers was hit with a hammer.
The 38-year-old man fell from the two-storey roof, landing on an air conditioning unit, causing serious injuries including fractured arms and damage to his hip.
Junior Amone of the Dragons has been charged over an alleged assault in November. Picture: Brett Hemmings
He ran from the scene and was chased by two men on foot, police will allege.
The victim was treated by NSW Ambulance officers before being taken to Wollongong Hospital for treatment.
Amone Senior was arrested soon after the assault and charged.
He is currently bail refused.
Police established Strike Force Chicholm, involving Lake Illawarra detectives, to further investigate the incident.
They will allege āJuniorā was identified as a suspect involved in the assault.
Amone allegedly hit two contractors with a hammer during the incident. Picture: Mark Metcalfe
On Thursday morning detectives visited his address and later in the day laid charges before refusing him bail to appear in Wollongong Local Court that afternoon.
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Junior made headlines earlier this week after he was involved in a fight with team-mate Zac Lomax.
Footage taken by a St George Illawarra fan showed Lomax and Amone having to be separated after a confrontation during the clubās three-day camp at Mollymook, south of Wollongong.
The 20-year-old local junior has progressed into the NRL side on a consistent basis this year, producing 11 try assists in 20 appearances.
He re-signed with St George Illawarrra for a further year, keeping him at the club until at least the end of 2024.
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Amone is so much better than Bud though
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I mentioned a while back in the above about an incident that could have turned nasty, but at time his shit didnāt stink on this forum and received stupid replies from idiots on here about Segal and the hero saves the damsel in distress blah blah
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GBH in company is enough on its own for him to be sitting out quite a while with the nrl stand down, then throw in the other charges of malicious damage and intimidation. This has JDB stand down all over it
