Footy thug Harley Raymond banned from MCG, Etihad over drunken attack after match Harley Raymond, 21, has been banned from the MCG and Etihad Stadium for 12 months. A YOUNG thug has been banned from AFL games in Melbourne for a year over an unprovoked drunken attack on a man outside the MCG. In banning Harley Raymond, 21, from the MCG and Etihad Stadium for 12 months, magistrate Amanda Chambers said yesterday the public had the right to feel safe watching the city's favourite sport. "Members of our community take their kids to the footy," she said. You have families, you have young people - members of the public who are out to enjoy themselves. Everyone's safety, and everyone's belief in their safety, is affected when they hear things like this happening in that environment. This sort of offending is unacceptable. Raymond, believed to be a Hawthorn supporter, pleaded guilty to recklessly causing serious injury to Paul Marsden, 33, after last year's Friday night clash between Carlton and the Hawks on June 29. Mr Marsden had been at the game with friends and family when an argument erupted with Raymond, who was also with friends. Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard the groups were separated by police, but the argument continued after the game. "What appears to be inexplicable to me is that after the game, while on the concourse surrounded by members of the public, the altercation continues," Ms Chambers said. What then occurs is that you punch the victim to the head. He then falls to the ground," she said. Mr Marsden was then kicked in the ribs several times by other members of the group. He was taken to hospital and needed extensive dental surgery. "It was, I am satisfied, an unprovoked and violent outburst by you," Ms Chambers told Raymond. What concerns me is that it occurred at the MCG, surrounded by members of the public. In a victim impact statement, Mr Marsden said he hadn't been to a match since the attack and didn't think he would return. "This is the all-too-common story that this court hears about the impact for victims . . . when this sort of offending occurs," Ms Chambers said. Raymond was placed on a community corrections order under which he must complete 160 hours of unpaid work.