It is not the first time Burgoyne has been disciplined in the past 12 months. The club refused to name all 13 players who were interviewed by club chief executive Brian Cunningham and football operations manager Rob Snowdon yesterday. But Cunningham did confirm Burgoyne, Adam Morgan, Shane Bond, Allan Murray, Toby Thurstans and rookie-listed Steve Brosnan, all named in The Advertiser yesterday, were among the 13 interviewed. Cunningham described the players' behavior at the hotel as ''unacceptable'', but rejected suggestions the Power has a problem of player discipline.
Port believes the matter is now closed.
The director of the General Havelock, Henry Mould, last night declared no interest to take the issue further. Brosnan, who was carrying a cut under an eye yesterday, is understood to have been fined. Of the six players known to have been involved in Saturday night's scuffle only Burgoyne did not train at Football Park last night. He is understood to be carrying a black eye from his part in the scuffle. His defence was to claim he had rushed to Brosnan's aid during the fight.