NFNL Division 1<\/a> reserve grade semi-final for the Panthers, it is understood Bongetti was involved in an altercation in the Preston City Oval grandstand.<\/p>\nHe was allegedly attacked while watching the senior match between Diamond Creek and Greensborough, knocked unconscious and hit his head on the concrete.<\/p>\n
Police were called and the 37-year-old was taken by ambulance to Royal Melbourne Hospital with \u201cupper body injuries\u201d.<\/p>\n
The people involved have been identified and investigations remain ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Eltham released a statement on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would like to provide a brief update and let everyone know that Tim is doing okay,\u201d the club statement read.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is stable, responsive and surrounded by his family and those closest to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, our thoughts and support are with Tim and his family and we ask that their privacy is respected as they focus on him and his recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs this is a police matter, we are unable to provide any further comment or information at this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe sincerely appreciate everyone who has reached out with their care, concern and support for Tim and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just a few days ago, Bongetti had recommitted as Eltham coach for 2027.<\/p>\n
The Panthers lost to Greensborough in the reserve grade match, Bongetti kicking one goal.<\/p>\n
While Eltham coach, Bongetti is a Greensborough great having captained the club to the 2014 Division 1 premiership alongside current Borough coach Matt Hyde.<\/p>\n
The Northern league said it was investigating and supporting Bongetti and his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NFNL strongly opposes all forms of violence and is reviewing the events at Preston City Oval on Sunday September 6,\u201d a league statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe league is working with the parties involved and is providing support to the injured person, their family and their club.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the incident is being investigated by police, the NFNL will not be making further comment at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police Victoria confirmed officers were called to the ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice received a report of an assault during a football match in Preston on 6 September,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigators have been told the incident occurred in the grandstand of the Cramer Street sporting ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 37-year-old Doreen man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers have identified all parties involved however no complaint has been made at this point in time. Investigations remain ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ambulance Victoria said Bongetti was treated at the scene and in a stable condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmbulance Victoria responded to an incident in Preston about 3:20pm, September 6,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdvanced Life Support (ALS) paramedics assessed and treated one person at the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cA man in his 30s with upper body injuries was transported by road ambulance to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eltham coach Tim Bongetti is in a stable condition after being coward punched in the crowd on Sunday.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":883149,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[452503,452510,452504,452529,29279,452519,452511,452516,379201,452491,452500,377579,452524,429035,397470,452522,381288,381995,376769,452521,428717,386610,452508,9938,9495,40366,377637,377712,377711,452498,64,63,452502,452527,452518,452515,452499,452501,596,452520,429019,402985,396870,376761,382519,383338,4082,42299,200704,452531,647,35062,452494,381960,44166,37473,452523,452507,9497,1158,452495,38769,452492,452509,452514,23121,43157,451632,85,8825,22410,452528,444863,382205,452525,452512,452505,377127,387736,452513,377511,377724,452506,280721,452497,5991,392240,379066,452530,452496,376817,452517,452526,390154,404464,452493,378564,378871,28430,6618,7813],"class_list":["post-883148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-s-north","tag-upper-body-injuries","tag-2027-the-panthers","tag-320pm","tag-29279","tag-a-37-year-old-doreen-man","tag-a-brief-update","tag-a-football-match","tag-a-game","tag-a-greensborough","tag-a-league-statement","tag-a-man","tag-a-nfnl-division-1-reserve-grade-semi-final","tag-a-police-matter","tag-a-report","tag-a-respected-local-football-coach","tag-a-spokesperson","tag-a-stable-condition","tag-a-statement","tag-advanced-life-support","tag-all-forms","tag-all-parties","tag-alleged-coward","tag-als","tag-ambulance","tag-ambulance-victoria","tag-an-altercation","tag-an-assault","tag-an-incident","tag-any-further-comment-or-information","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bongetti","tag-concern-and-support","tag-current-borough-coach-matt-hyde-the-northern-league","tag-diamond-creek-and-greensborough","tag-eltham-coach","tag-eltham-coach-tim-bongetti","tag-football","tag-footy-coach","tag-further-comment","tag-greensborough","tag-his-30s","tag-his-family","tag-his-head","tag-his-recovery","tag-hospital","tag-investigations","tag-investigators","tag-just-a-few-days","tag-melbourne","tag-night","tag-no-complaint","tag-non-life-threatening-injuries","tag-officers","tag-one-person","tag-ongoing-eltham","tag-our-thoughts-and-support","tag-paramedics","tag-police","tag-police-victoria","tag-preston","tag-preston-city-oval","tag-respected-local-footy-coach","tag-road-ambulance","tag-royal-melbourne-hospital","tag-september","tag-september-6","tag-sports","tag-sunday","tag-support","tag-the-2014-division-1-premiership","tag-the-37-year-old","tag-the-club","tag-the-club-statement","tag-the-concrete-police","tag-the-cramer-street-sporting-ground","tag-the-crowd","tag-the-events","tag-the-grandstand","tag-the-ground","tag-the-incident","tag-the-injured-person","tag-the-league","tag-the-nfnl","tag-the-panthers","tag-the-parties","tag-the-people","tag-the-preston-city-oval-grandstand-he","tag-the-reserve-grade-match","tag-the-scene","tag-the-senior-match","tag-their-care","tag-their-club","tag-their-family","tag-their-privacy","tag-this-point","tag-this-time","tag-tim","tag-time","tag-violence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/883149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}