Jamarra Ugle-Hagan 'involved in local footy Grand Final controversy as Bulldogs star travels to the Gold Coast in a bid to revive his AFL career

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was reportedly ‘asked to leave’ a local footy Grand Final in Victoria after the Western Bulldogs player allegedly caused ‘disruptions’ during the match.

Nine reporter Tom Morris revealed on Wednesday night that the 23-year-old footy star had been in attendance at the Warrnambool District Grand Final two weeks ago.

Allansford beat Nirranda in the showpiece event at the Reid Oval, but Ugle-Hagan was reportedly ‘asked to leave the oval by security’.

The footy star appeared to be of the view that he had been bullied by some at the match.

It comes as the footy star is currently on the Gold Coast as he attempts to restart his career with the Suns.

Both the Suns and the Bulldogs are said to be aware of the incident.

The Western Bulldogs' top goalscorer for the 2024 season has not made a single appearance for the Melbourne side this year, after taking time away from the club to deal with some personal issues.

The Doggies gave the footy star an indefinite leave of absence, and while coach Luke Beveridge had initially hoped that their No 1 draft pick could make a return to the side, he has since admitted that the young footy star needed a ‘fresh start’.

Ugle-Hagan has, meanwhile, raised eyebrows over his desire to return to AFL football. The footy star has been seen partying with his friends and was also caught up in a very controversial incident at a Melbourne nightclub, where a firearm was discharged. There is no suggestion that Ugle-Hagan had discharged the weapon or had anything to do with its presence at the club.

The footy star has been seen working on his fitness, taking a trip up to New South Wales to complete a training camp in June.

On Wednesday, he spoke to Nine’s reporters at Gold Coast airport, where he joked to Nine that he was ‘here for Dreamworld’ and was ‘definitely going to go to Movie World.’

‘I haven’t been on any of those rides so we’ll see what happens,’ he added.

Pressed further on why he was in Queensland, he added: ‘I definitely want to play football. Yeah, 100 per cent.'

Asked if the Suns would be a good fit, he remained tight-lipped, before replying: ‘No comment,’ before replying ‘no idea’ when asked if he had a meeting with the Suns bosses.

‘Obviously it's the dream to play AFL footy,’ he added.

Ugle-Hagan appeared in good spirits, laughing and joking with the reporters before he jumped in a taxi and left the airport.

Ugle-Hagan has previously opened up about struggling with his mental wellbeing this year, revealing that his mental health had plummeted to such a low point that he had to give his car to a friend because he couldn’t trust himself driving.

'All the noises actually sent me to a rehab facility for my mental health,' Ugle-Hagan told Mitch Robinson and Rhys Mathieson on the Rip Through It podcast.

'It got to a point where I had to give my car to a mate so I couldn't drive, I just didn't trust myself driving.

'There were times when I would think about – to be honest with you – just not even worth even living.

'I went through a struggle where I didn't want to leave the house. I hit rock bottom, and found the basement.

'Definitely (there were suicidal thoughts). Suicidal thoughts would come pretty frequently.

'Especially when I felt like I was on my own the whole time. The way I was isolated and put out in public.'

Ugle-Hagan could now be set to leave the Bulldogs after five seasons.

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