Jury retires to consider verdict in assault trial of former AFL start Liam Jurrah Former AFL footballer Liam Jurrah enters the Alice Springs court in the second week of his trial. A NORTHERN Territory jury has retired to consider whether former AFL star Liam Jurrah is guilty of assaulting his cousin during a brawl at an Alice Springs town camp last year. The jury has spent the past eight days hearing evidence over events at the Little Sisters town camp on the night of March 7 last year, when Jurrah is alleged to have used a machete to seriously injure his cousin Basil Jurrah. Jurrah, 24, claims he was trying to stop the violence between two feuding family groups and was not involved in bashing Basil Jurrah, who suffered serious injuries including a fractured skull. Chief Justice Trevor Riley finished summing up to the jury a short time ago. Liam Jurrah a model citizen, court hears He told the jury it needed to closely examine the veracity of the evidence given by those present on the night of the melee and whether the testimony was capable of proving beyond reasonable doubt that the former Melbourne star took part in the attack. "If you cannot work out where the truth lies ... then of course you do have a reasonable doubt, and you must find him not guilty," Chief Justice Riley said. Defence lawyer Jon Tippett QC this morning finished his closing address, urging the jury to acquit Jurrah, who was in Alice Springs on an injury-enforced break from the AFL when the incident occurred. Mr Tippett said many witnesses to the incident were affected by alcohol, or had their evidence "coloured" by the "deep-seated resentment between the groups" involved. AFL footballer Liam Jurrah arrives the Alice Springs court house for the first day of his trial Picture: Justin Brierty Jurrah 'taunted' by family members before brawl "There is certainly a rich environment for mistakes, and for wrong evidence to be given," he said. Mr Tippett said that while the victim, Basil Jurrah, undoubtedly suffered serious injuries, the jury should discount his evidence that Liam Jurrah was among his group of attackers. He said Basil Jurrah was a "disingenuous" witness who "wrote himself out of the script" by telling lies that he had gone to the town camp to drink, and not to fight the enemy group over a long-standing feud. Prosecutor Stephen Robson yesterday told the jury it should reject what he called a "self-serving account" of the incident given by Jurrah during a police interview the following night. Mr Robson said the jury could convict Jurrah if it found he had acted with other members of his group in going to the camp to fight. Jurrah was singled out for revenge, court told Jurrah claims he went there to protect his young nephew and that he did not want to fight for a number of reasons, including a fear of being injured. If convicted of the charge of unlawfully causing serious harm, Jurrah faces a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.