MELBOURNE president Jim Stynes has called for perpetrators of violence at football matches to have their club memberships revoked.

Stynes made the call on Monday in the wake of the post-match incident where Nathan Jones’ father was assaulted outside the ground.

Brad Jones suffered a broken nose as he was leaving the ground on Saturday after the match between Collingwood and Melbourne, and was taken straight to hospital.

Nathan Jones’ youngest brother Zak, who is 14 years old, witnessed the incident.

 “We hope this is a one-of incident,” Stynes said. “If situations like this occurred again then a publicity campaign explaining to supporters how to act would have to be introduced.”

AFL chief executive officer Andrew Demetriou said he wished Brad Jones a speedy recovery and said the incident was a serious blight on the game.

"It is extremely rare for an AFL game to have an incident like this and I am hopeful that Nathan's father will make a quick recovery from his injuries," Demetriou said.

"Our game has absolutely no place for this unacceptable behaviour and we would urge all fans, at any time, to come forward and assist police when they deal with any such incident.
 
"In this case, three men have been arrested and they will be dealt with by the law, but we urge all supporters to respect other fans and continue to make our game a safe and welcoming environment for families and children," he said.

Nathan Jones said his father was “very protective of our family and respectful of people around him.”

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