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Geelong Cats rookie Jordan Clark’s brother in hospital after attack at Perth bar

The brother of Geelong rookie Jordan Clark is in hospital with a jaw broken in three places after a horrific clash with a bouncer at a Perth bar.

Jordan Clark’s brother Mitchell is in hospital with a broken jaw. Picture: (AAP Image/Julian Smith)
Jordan Clark’s brother Mitchell is in hospital with a broken jaw. Picture: (AAP Image/Julian Smith)

The brother of Geelong rookie Jordan Clark is in hospital with a broken jaw after a clash with a bouncer at a Perth bar.

Mitchell Clark, 19, was at the Coconut Grove bar in Northbridge in the early hours of Sunday morning when he was allegedly held in a headlock.

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He lost consciousness and hit his head on the pavement, which broke his jaw in three places, his father Russell Clark told 6PR radio on Wednesday.

Mitchell’s friends took him to hospital for treatment.

Jordan Clark in action during last week’s AFL match against Hawthorn. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Jordan Clark in action during last week’s AFL match against Hawthorn. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Police said he suffered several fractures to his lower jaw, a deep laceration under his chin and eight chipped teeth.

“He remains in hospital and requires additional surgery for his injuries,” police said.

Mr Clark said his son, who plays amateur football for Trinity Aquinas and cricket for Scarborough, had surgery on Tuesday.

“He’s very sore. The physical scars, they’ll heal, the emotional ones will take a little bit longer,” he said.

Mr Clark claims his son had not been drinking on the night and was leaving the venue when he was assaulted.

Coconut Grove bar where Jordan Clark’s brother was attacked: Picture: supplied/Facebook
Coconut Grove bar where Jordan Clark’s brother was attacked: Picture: supplied/Facebook

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Mr Clark and his wife had been in Geelong over the weekend to see their son Jordan, who plays in the AFL for the Cats.

“It’s not the phone call that any parent wants to get,” he said.

“It wasn’t a good circumstance but at the end of the day it could have been a whole lot worse.”

The bouncer, from Ballajura, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on May 14.

Police say the investigation is ongoing and urge anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers.

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