Former Melbourne player Colin Sylvia climbed building to spy on ex

FORMER Melbourne footballer Colin Sylvia was free on bail when he channelled Spiderman, climbing a building to spy on his sleeping ex-girlfriend.

Colin Sylvia on field.

FORMER Melbourne and Dockers footballer Colin Sylvia was free on bail when he spied on his ex-girlfriend as she slept.

Sylvia has pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to breaching his bail conditions and is expected to walk without conviction when he is sentenced in January.

Sylvia, who played 163 games for the Demons and Dockers after being taken at No. 3 in the 2003 draft, was to be sentenced today, but the matter was adjourned to allow him to be psychologically assessed.

Sylvia used his Spiderman-like climbing skills to scale the building

The 31-year old was in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend for seven years before it broke down.

Deputy Chief Magistrate Jelena Popovic heard Sylvia had been bailed over a separate matter heard at the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court in October when he harassed his former lover.

Court documents state Sylvia had already been warned not to contact the woman when he sent her abusive text messages.

Two days later, on October 8, he lobbed-up at her apartment and saw her sitting on the balcony with her mum and a friend.

Before they knew what was happening he was scaling the building.

The police were called and Sylvia made a run for it.

Later that day he was back and confronted his ex-girlfriend about her relationship with a new man.

He again used his Spider-Man-like climbing skills to scale the building — this time perching inside a vacant apartment next door.

From there he spied on his oblivious ex-partner, taking video and photos of her and her new beau.

Video of the woman sleeping was later found on Sylvia’s phone.

He spent two days in the cells before being cut loose on bail.

Police formally opposed bail when he first fronted court, deeming him an unacceptable risk due to his “escalating erratic behaviour”.

Sylvia made no comment as he left the court.