A footballer has been jailed after he coward punched one other participant, breaking the person's jaw, throughout a recreation in Adelaide's south.
Mark Harrison, 34, has been sentenced to 1 12 months and 10 months' jail earlier than Adelaide District Courtroom over the punch, which occurred again in September 2018 throughout the B-Grade grand remaining between Christies Seaside and Flagstaff Hill within the Southern Soccer League.
Through the recreation, Christies Seaside participant Harrison struck an opponent, inflicting the Flagstaff Hill participant to fall to the bottom unconscious with a damaged jaw.
Flagstaff Hill former president Brett Charlesworth has instructed 9News the punch was a cowardly transfer, which considerably affected the sufferer.
"He suffered a really, very nasty harm," Mr Charlesworth mentioned.
"It affected him in some ways... He is bounced again from it but it surely's one thing that he'll carry for the remainder of his life."
The previous soccer membership president mentioned Harrison being jailed over the punch was "a very necessary step ahead" in discouraging violence on the sphere.
"The extra we are able to do to stamp out this type of behaviour, the higher," he mentioned.
Lawyer Greg Griffin has additionally praised the custodial punishment handed to Harrison.
"It sends a very robust message to anybody that performs social suburban sport that you just can not assault individuals on the sporting subject," he mentioned.
"And in case you do, you place your status, livelihood and even freedom in danger.
"One silly act on a soccer subject is a life-changing occasion for you and you may go from having the whole lot that you really want in life to having that taken away."
Harrison had a historical past of one-punch assaults and was on an excellent behaviour bond on the time of the incident.
He was sentenced to a non-parole interval of 11 months.
He may additionally now face a lifetime ban from the soccer league, with the matter to go earlier than its board.