Hawthorn recruit Brian Lake has apologised after he was booked by police for being drunk in a public place on Saturday night. Picture: Nicole Garmston Source: Herald Sun
HAWTHORN has warned prized recruit Brian Lake he cannot afford a repeat of the drunken arrest which landed him in a police cell on Saturday night.
An embarrassed Lake conceded he had to win back respect from his new teammates after fronting the leadership group and coaching staff to explain the late-night incident involving his wife in Sorrento.
The Hawks decided against imposing a ban or suspension, instead ordering the defender to front the club's efforts to help bushfire victims in Tasmania as punishment.
It has been an awful start to the new year for the premiership favourites, with second-year midfielder Alex Woodward requiring a second reconstruction on his right knee.
The onball hard-nut tore the graft in his repaired ACL ligament during an awkward fall at training yesterday.
The devastated 19-year-old laid on the turf for minutes before leaving the ground in tears with trainers.
While Woodward faces another agonising year on the sidelines, an apologetic Lake resumed training yesterday intent on regaining his teammates' trust.
The two-time All-Australian backman admitted his arrest was a setback after an otherwise promising pre-season.
"As a mature player for the Hawthorn Football Club, I should know better about times of leaving places as I did Saturday night," Lake said.
"As you can understand, it's very embarrassing.
"I've worked my butt off for three months to get my body right. To have too many drinks on the weekend, yes I've taken a step back.
"There's no credits in the bank. I'll gain them by training hard."
Hawthorn coaching director Chris Fagan said Lake had been upfront and remorseful about the incident, but could ill-afford a repeat.
"We are very disappointed with what happened, we don't expect our players to be in situations like that," Fagan said.
"We expect this to be a once-off for Brian. There is a little bit of respect he needs to earn back from the rest of the group now which I'm sure he will do."
The Hawks traded picks No.21 and 41 to Western Bulldogs for Lake and pick No.27, hopeful his strong marking and rebounding game would add the missing ingredient to their premiership quest.
After battling serious knee problems in his final years at the Dogs, Lake said he was in top physical condition.
"My knee is feeling is fantastic. The shape I'm in at the moment is probably the best it's been in a very long time," he said.
The club has vowed to support Woodward, who was the 53rd pick in the 2011 national draft.
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