Two North Melbourne players came to blows yesterday as pre-season tension blew up on the training paddock at Arden Street.
North Melbourne captain Brent Harvey and experienced defender Daniel Pratt locked up in a heated brawl after the latter fell heavily on his teammate.
"He clearly couldn't handle being run down from behind", Pratt told his club's website www.kangaroos.com.au.
"I tackled Boomer and the ball went to ground and I just tried to climb over him to get to the ball. There may have been contact with his head on the way through. He didn't like it".
Teammates were forced to separate the duo, after Harvey said he reacted to what he thought was a cheap shot from Pratt.
"I ran off to defend the incoming play and Boomer came at me from behind and threw me to the ground", Pratt said.
"I thought it was pretty funny, but Boomer didn't".
By the end of the training session, the fighting Kangaroos had made peace, and North Melbourne's 2011 campaign resumed.
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