In a day of drama, Abraham was whisked by car from Melbourne Airport's tarmac by Roos football manager Geoff Walsh. Sporting a black eye, Abraham was taken to a doctor where he was cleared of any injury. He ran on to the MCG last night flanked by teammates Martin Pike and Ryan Pagan and trained without discomfort. It was revealed yesterday that the alleged victim reported an incident at Moorabbin police station late on Monday night. It's understood the man told police he, his girlfriend, his brother and his brother's girlfriend were involved in a fight in the Barcode area of Crown with a group of men that included Abraham.
Police have video footage of that fight.
Both groups were escorted from Crown by security. Outside, a second brawl erupted in which Abraham received severe facial swelling and bruising. It's believed Abraham was at Crown with teammates Shannon Motlop and Byron Pickett, although Pickett left the premises before the trouble started. Melbourne yesterday strenuously denied a Demons player had been involved in the fight at Crown casino. Meanwhile, Kangaroos forward Leigh Colbert yesterday had an operation to scrape cartilage tissue in his knee.