Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson insists he ‘never got into a fight’, amid claims he threw a person into a car boot

Essendon legend Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson has played down reports of another run-in with the law, claiming he wasn’t involved in a fight and couldn’t have fit his “friend” into the boot of a car.

7 News Melbourne reported on Friday night that Thompson had been caught up in a “disturbing incident” in Yarraville earlier in the week.

Channel 7 journalist Cassie Zervos reported Thompson was “meeting someone he knew” on Tuesday before a scuffle broke out.

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“Witnesses recall seeing Thompson throw a person into the boot of a car. So concerned, they called triple-0,” Zervos said on 7 News Melbourne.

But Thompson told the Herald Sun he “never got into a fight”.

Thompson said he’d gone to visit a friend — he claimed he’s “known him for years” — that owed him money.

“I went to get the money and we had a bit of an argument,” he told the Herald Sun.

“We went for a drive and then I dropped him off home later, and he never came out of the boot, I know that.

“It’s overblown — I couldn’t get him in the boot, he probably wouldn’t fit in my boot.”

It was reported both parties “refused to co-operate or give a statement” when police responded, but Thompson said he wasn’t aware of any police involvement.

The alleged altercation came after several incidents involving Thompson over recent years.

The former Geelong and Essendon coach last year avoided a stint in jail and cleared his name of drug trafficking after police seized 481 ecstasy pills and ice during a raid of his Port Melbourne home. However he was guilty of four counts of drug possession including MDA, ice, LSD and Xanax.

Thompson’s house was raided by police in January 2018, where hundreds of MDA pills in a bag were kept in a locked room connected to Thompson’s bedroom.

Thompson admitted in court he’d used drugs after his career ended but denied being a dealer.

He also linked his struggles to Essendon’s supplements scandal, which rocked the club and the AFL.

Thompson played in three premierships during a 202-game career with Essendon before coaching Geelong to two flags from 260 matches.