An AFL player who lashed out and broke the wing mirror of a passing car in Wellington claimed he was then beaten up by the car's occupants.
Wellington-born Fletcher Barclay appeared in Wellington District Court this morning charged with wilful damage for breaking the mirror.
Barclay, 19, who was raised in Paraparaumu but moved to Australia to pursue an AFL career, played for the Morningside Panthers last year and earned a call up to the Brisbane Lions Reserve side.
On June 1 in downtown Wellington, Barclay lashed out and broke the wing mirror of a passing car after leaving a nightclub in an angry mood, Court duty solicitor Philippa Sullivan said.
A carload of people drove passed him and verbally abused him, she said.