Eastern Park Football Club kicks out Michael Friel after alleged headbutt and will lose premiership points if league bans him

A NORTHERN suburbs football club has booted out a player who has been reported for headbutting.

Eastern Park Football Club has deregistered player Michael Friel, who has been reported for headbutting.

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A NORTHERN suburbs football club has booted out a player who has been reported for headbutting.

Former Eastern Park footballer Michael Friel pictured on Saturday. Picture: Mathew Long/LongTime Photography.

Eastern Park deregistered Michael Friel on Tuesday night – three days after he received a red card for allegedly headbutting a Kilburn opponent during their division four match at Blair Athol Reserve.

Friel was set to front the Adelaide Footy League’s tribunal two nights ago but the hearing was postponed until Wednesday, pending an investigation into a second incident involving him from the same match.

Eastern Park is on notice with the league for previous incidents of bad behaviour and faces

the loss of one premiership point for every week any of its players are suspended.

Kilburn footballer Chad Parks runs from the field on Saturday. Picture: Mathew Long/LongTime Photography.

Demons football director Craig Wilson said Friel was told to leave because he broke rules the club imposed in 2014.

“We made it very clear since we signed the agreement with the league that there would be zero tolerance towards this kind of behaviour,” Wilson said.

“Because he received a red card, he has been deregistered from playing and asked to leave the football club, regardless of what the tribunal decides.”

Friel has been contacted for comment through the club.

League chief executive John Kernahan declined to comment before the tribunal hearing.

Kilburn also would not comment.

If Friel is suspended, the Demons will be the second club this month to lose premiership points.

Last week the league stripped division six team West Croydon of three points after Hawks player Joseph Bull received a three-week ban for umpire abuse.