Collingwood's Williams dodges jail

Collingwood young gun Marley Williams has escaped an immediate jail term after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm for breaking a man's jaw in a one-punch attack outside a nightclub.

Williams, 20, was convicted in February after a jury deliberated for more than two-and-a-half hours, following a four-day trial at Albany District Court.

The court heard the AFL Magpies defender assaulted 29-year-old Matthew Robertson outside Studio 146 during the 2012 Christmas holidays.

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