Ex-AFL player Brian Lake detained after incident in Japan
Former AFL premiership player Brian Lake has been arrested in Japan following an incident in a bar.
Lake's manager Marty Pask confirmed his client had been detained by authorities after the incident in Osaka on Sunday morning AEST.
The former Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs player was celebrating a win in the Asian AFL with his team, the Indonesian Volcanoes, when the incident occurred.
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Lake posted an image on Instagram of him holding a trophy after the win.
"Not sure what's happening but we won today!" the post read.
"We are still gathering all the information; however, Brian is assisting the authorities with their inquiries.
"Given the international constraints involved and out of respect to local governance, we won't be commenting further at this stage."
Under Japanese law, people suspected of a crime can be detained for 23 days without charge.
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was providing consular assistance to a man detained in Japan.
Lake has reportedly been in Fiji recently, filming for a new season of Channel Ten's Australian Survivor.
Lake played over 250 games with the Bulldogs and Hawks, where he won the three premierships between 2013 and 2015.
In 2013, he won the Norm Smith medal for the best player on the ground in the AFL grand final.
He retired from the Hawks at the end of the 2015 season.
In 2013, Lake apologised to Hawthorn, his family and fans after a drunken incident following the Portsea Polo.
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