Troubled former AFL star Liam Jurrah rejects Port Adelaide's proposal to play for their SANFL team on the same day a warrant is issued for his arrest after he skipped a court appearance.
Former Demon Liam Jurrah training with Port Adelaide late last year. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser
THOSE closest to fallen Demon Liam Jurrah believe his future will hang in the balance until his trial in the Northern Territory over an alleged machete attack begins next month - but remain hopeful he's not lost to the game.
Jurrah, who trained with Port Adelaide when hoping to be drafted again after quitting Melbourne, was yesterday expected to front charges of assault and drink driving in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court but did not appear.
Jurrah is wanted after failing to answer to charges of assault and drink driving at Elizabeth Magistrates Court this morning.
He also has a drink-driving charge hanging over his head after being breathalised at 0.27 per cent last month, but there is some speculation Jurrah will contest the charge on the grounds that he did not drive the car, which is understood to be registered in his name.
At a quick glance, Jurrah's life appears to be spiralling out of control; yesterday, Port Adelaide confirmed he would not take up the club's offer to play with the Magpies in the SANFL and take up a role in the club's community department.
But mentor and biographer Dr Bruce Hearn Mackinnon said the former Demon forward had good support around him and continued to work his way through a troubling passage.
"He doesn't always work to anybody else's clock, which can be frustrating, but sometimes I think he's the one who's got it right and the rest of us have it wrong," Mackinnon said.
"But he'll sort it out in his time.
"He's OK, but with the upcoming trial ... he's just been under so much pressure.
"He's just not in a position to worry about football right now."
Deakin University senior lecturer Mackinnon knows Jurrah well. The forward lodged with him when urrah first arrived at Melbourne and Mackinnon later penned his biography, The Liam Jurrah Story: From Yuendumu to the MCG.
They remain in regular contact. Despite Jurrah's spate of trouble, Mackinnon believed he would find a way back to the game.
"He's got good support around him and when the trial is over, he'll be able to pick up the pieces and get everything together again. But it's been difficult for him," he said.
It is known Jurrah has been difficult to contact, both for Port Adelaide and the football fraternity.
Former Essendon and Port Adelaide champion Che Cockatoo-Collins, one of the strong voices for indigenous footballers, said it was now up to Jurrah to take the steps to get back.
"I thought Port Adelaide should have picked him up, because then we wouldn't have had this conversation, but they didn't want to take the risk and he's lost his way a bit," he said.
"But it's up to him now.
"Port Adelaide offered to help him but he has to be the one who makes contact now."
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