A Whitsundays man has been told there was ‘absolutely no excuse’ for his behaviour after he punched a mate’s brother and ‘threw’ a woman during a State of Origin match.
Proserpine Magistrates Court heard Martin Dale Pataczek, 37, had taken offence to “racist slurs” while watching the game at Jubilee Tavern in Jubilee Pocket on July 10.
Five minutes of CCTV footage, which was played before the court, showed the 37 year old grabbing another man, tackling him to the ground and…