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NRL player spared, father jailed for hammer attack

Talatau Junior Amone (R) was chastised as his father Talatau Dal Amone (L) was sentenced to jail. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

NRL player Junior Amone's football career hangs in the balance but he has been spared jail over an "appalling" altercation outside the family home that sent his father into custody.

The 21-year-old left court with an order to behave and complete hundreds of hours of community service, but his father Talatau Amone, 47, was jailed for at least 12 months.

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