Walker

[davohan123]

NRL star Dylan Walker has pleaded guilty to assaulting a pizza shop worker in Sydney’s northern beaches last year.

Walker’s lawyer Richard Pontello entered a guilty plea to one count of common assault at Downing Centre Local Court on Friday.

Dylan Walker has pleaded guilty to one count of common assault on Friday. Police withdrew the second assault charge.

He was originally charged with two counts of common assault, but police withdrew the second charge on Friday.

He will now be sentenced for assaulting Stephen Melani at Little Italy in Narraweena on November 1.

Police claim Walker left the restaurant after ordering a pepperoni pizza and attempted to enter the vehicle of a woman, who was unknown to him, parked outside the restaurant.

Police allege Walker then became aggressive and assaulted the worker after confronting the player.

Walker was arrested nearby a short time later and taken to Manly police station.

The rest of the Manly squad are in Brisbane preparing to play the Broncos on Friday night for Magic Round. Walker was not named due to a hamstring injury.

More to come.

Dylan Walker escapes conviction for drunken pizza shop worker assault

Court documents stated Manly coach Des Hasler attended Manly Police Station at 1.15am after the incident to act as a support person at the request of Walker.

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[manlyfan76]

Sounds like a deal was struck

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Do the NRL wait for sentence or deal with his suspension now? He won’t be imprisoned for common assault.

 

[manlyfan76]

My guess is two week suspension plus two weeks Manly loading for a total of four weeks.

 

[davohan123]

And sorry all for posting this a new thread I know there are many walker threads just couldn't be bothered to open an old one about him so I started this one.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

You only get 3 weeks for puncturing someone’s lung with your knees.

 

[Supreme Leader]

Can see it now, 100 hours of community service - delivering pizza or whipper snipping along roads...

 

[The Wheel]

I wonder what the assault was? Push and shove, verbal, threw and hit him with a Pizza, punch??

Other than the wasted Pizza I don’t recall anyone being hurt in this incident

 

[frank stokes]

Norman got 1 week, $10K fine and a re-education camp for a street fight...

...this is not a first-offence for Walkz tho (altho first conviction)...

when you add the Manly loading I am guessing it will be 4 weeks, $20K fine and a re-education camp....

 

[manlyfan76]

You only get 3 weeks for puncturing someone’s lung with your knees.

Yes but Manly loading adds to it.

 

[pt73]

Norman got 1 week, $10K fine and a re-education camp for a street fight...

...this is not a first-offence for Walkz tho (altho first conviction)...

when you add the Manly loading I am guessing it will be 4 weeks, $20K fine and a re-education camp....

There could be extra loading depending on the type of pizza purchased e.g. Hawaiian

 

[davohan123]

NRL star Dylan Walker has pleaded guilty to assault over a confrontation outside a pizza restaurant on Sydney’s northern beaches.

The Manly outside back’s barrister Richard Pontello on Friday entered a guilty plea to one count of common assault while another count was withdrawn by police.

Walker had previously indicated he would plead not guilty and the matter was due to be the subject of a special fixture in Sydney’s Downing Local Court on Friday.

However, he entered a plea of guilty to one count before Magistrate Vivien Swain.


Mr Pontello told the court that alcohol played a factor in the offence, which he described as “unacceptable” and “out of character”.

Mr Pontello told the court that the offence related to his client pushing one man with “moderate force”.

Walker has been accused of assaulting two men in the confrontation outside the Little Italy Pizzeria on May Road, Narraweena, at 9pm on November 1.

NSW Police previously said that after the 26-year-old left the restaurant, he attempted to enter a vehicle parked outside that belonged to a woman.

Walker has been accused of becoming aggressive when he was confronted and assaulting two men before fleeing.

Police found him a short distance away and he was taken to Manly Police Station where he was charged.

Court documents reveal he is alleged to have assaulted Stephen Melani and Enzo Melani.

Walker is in the final year remaining on his NRL contract with the Sea Eagles.

He was not stood down under the NRL’s no fault stand down rule.

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[Ranga]

This is definitely at the lower end of the scale of NRL atrocities... Chee Kam got two weeks from the Tigers for punching an Uber driver after pleading guilty to common assault.

 

[NZEaglesFan]

No conviction for Dylan and handed 18 months conditional release order

 

[The Who]

Mr Pontello told the court that alcohol played a factor in the offence, which he described as “unacceptable” and “out of character”. . . .
Yeah, right!

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Out of character when he is not playing his PlayStation.

 

[BOZO]

I wonder what the assault was? Push and shove, verbal, threw and hit him with a Pizza, punch??

Other than the wasted Pizza I don’t recall anyone being hurt in this incident

It is a soft Society that we live in now

If you look at some one the wrong way they start crying and call the police

 

[BOZO]

Soft Soft Soft

 

[robbiea]

Especially if you're a big , bald ,bouncer looking like thug !

 

[BOZO]

Especially if you're a big , bald ,bouncer looking like thug !

Dont judge a bloke by his ugly bald head feathered friend
Judge him by his heart