AFL star 'abused, assaulted wheelchair-bound man'

Another scandal has erupted from Mad Monday after a Brisbane Lions player was accused of abusing and assaulting a man in a wheelchair while he was waiting for a taxi.

Robert Partridge made a complaint to the Indooroopilly Criminal Investigation Branch and alleged the player tipped him out of his wheelchair while waiting for a maxi-taxi in Toowoong, News Limited reported.

Partridge claimed he was approached by a group of men when the AFL player allegedly said: "a wheelchair retard, you beauty."

The group of men then allegedly tipped Partridge out of his wheelchair before taking the taxi the disabled man had been waiting for.

When Partridge protested, the allegedly drunk men threw food at him and left him lying on the ground.

Adam Magill, the lawyer representing Partridge, said his client made the complaint on Thursday.

"I was contacted by Mr Partridge in the wake of this alleged attack and he is obviously very shocked and distressed about the whole ordeal," Mr Magill said.