North Melbourne legend Glenn Archer was convicted in court on Friday morning and ordered to play almost $3000 following a dispute at a local football game in June.
Archer was spectating his son in a game between Banyule and Park Orchards, before a fight broke out between players on the field.
The North Melbourne premiership player then jumped the fence and got involved, after an opposition parent allegedly made contact with one of the players.
Archer was convicted and fined $2000, and will also need to play $955 to repair the runner's glasses.
Sharnelle Vella, a court reporter for Seven News Melbourne, said Archer told the court "you haven't got the full story."
Back in June, Archer spoke out on what he saw.
“I was watching my son play the under-15 game,” Archer told SEN Breakfast in late June.
“I was probably three-to-four metres from the boundary and an incident happened with some of the boys, having a bit of a punch on. It unfortunately happens in footy. The boundary umpire got involved, who was one of the parents of the opposition, grabbed a Banyule player and fended our player off with a forearm, which I saw him hit the kid in the head.
“So instinctively, I go into protective mood and jump the fence to protect the young boy. By the time I got over the fence, it’s over, so I just told the umpire off for getting involved and touching and hitting the player.
“That settled down and I jumped back over the fence. Half time rolls around and the opposition coaching staff, and their runner was screaming and swearing at me. I walked close to the fence to let him know the context of what happened.
“I was trying to tell him the umpire hit the player. He hit me in the face, I fended him off and it turned into a screaming match. I thought no one will defuse this situation, so I got into the car and headed home.”