Melbourne City has given a concerning update after last night's madness.
"Tom suffered a concussion and severe lacerations to the face," Melbourne City said.
"He'll stay home today and will then be managed by the club in his return to training based on concussion protocols."Referee Alex King, match officials and camera-operators were also targeted in the attack. Across the weekend, football fans had planed to walk out of matches at the 20-minute mark in protest of the Australian Professional Leagues'While the competitions will financially benefit from the three-year sponsorship with the New South Wales government, the announcement has been meet with fierce criticism from fans, pundits, past players and A-League clubs.
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