3 Greeks bash an Australian footballer

This is an article taken from the Hearldsun on 19/2/10 titled "Hungry Jack's bashing victim Luke Adams is rebuilding his life".

where 3 Greeks in a racist attack on a young Australian Footballer.
Of cause it is not labelled as racist because it was only an Australian that got bashed.

EXCLUSIVE: HUNGRY Jack's bashing victim Luke Adams is rebuilding his life after the callous city beating that left him fighting for his existence.
Just seven months ago he lay lifeless in a coma after the brutal attack that appalled the nation and highlighted the seriousness of Melbourne's seedy night life.

But he has now bounced back with a fresh new outlook, and is slowly piecing his life back together.
Speaking publicly for the first time since the horrific incident, the budding football star revealed he was planning a footy comeback, had returned to work and was hoping to begin tertiary studies.

But he can still not bring himself to discuss the attack that left him for dead.

"I'm over it. It's not something I want to talk about or bring up again, I'm just over it," he said.

Mr Adams, 19, said he was simply acting peacemaker after a fight broke out between his friend James Mitchell and a stranger at Hungry Jacks in Chapel St, Prahran.

Shocking security footage released in the aftermath of the one-sided brawl in the early hours of July 13 showed Luke and his mates assaulted in an unprovoked attack that unleashed angry demands for action to end drunken street violence.

Today he is making solid progress in his physical recovery despite a host of injuries that serve as a constant reminder of the incident.

He has failed to regain his sense of smell, has a hole in the bone above his left eye and will suffer undetermined long-term effects due to the severe impact to his brain.

Socially he continues to choose carefully where he goes and who he is with.

Most striking is the deep welt from his hairline to his left eyebrow, the legacy of his head wound when he crashed, face-down and unconscious, after being throttled. But he insists things are good, following a recent trip to South America.

"I just went away for a bit of a trip to get away," he said.

"I'm doing OK. I'm hoping to play footy again, but I'm not quite sure at the moment," he said.

In the meantime Mr Adams is planning a return to study.
Dad Peter said while Luke was recovering well, there was still along way to go.

"This event has and continues to have a major traumatic effect on Luke's family and friends," he said.

"The most difficult aspect to cope with is the uncertainty.

"Do we know the full extent of his injuries? What psychological damage may have been done that is not yet apparent? What would be the effect of another blow to his head?"

Mr Adams said he was preparing himself for the sentencing of Nathan Karazisis, 24; Mark Bogtstra, 21, and Konstantinos Kontoklotsis, 32, next month.

Bogstra and Konstantinos pleaded guilty to charges of affray and intentionally causing injury to James Mitchell and Karazisis an additional charge of recklessly causing serious injury to Luke Adams.

"I am anxious that there will be a suitable and just outcome at the sentencing hearing in March, a sentence that is appropriate for the callousness and severity of the assault," he said.