NATHAN Bock will spend the week away from West Lakes following his arrest on Saturday night.

Bock, 26, was detained by police after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend outside the General Havelock Hotel in Adelaide.

On Monday, the Crows suspended their star centre-half back indefinitely and fined him $5000.

Bock will not be available for selection until he satisfies a series of requirements put in place by the club in consultation with its behavioural committee and player leadership group.

He will do 50 hours of community service for the Domestic Violence Crisis Centre. His fine will be donated to the same organisation.

Bock will also attend a family violence men’s behaviour program and receive counselling in anger management/use of alcohol and relationship matters.

On Tuesday, skipper Simon Goodwin said Bock was ‘completely embarrassed’.

“Nathan’s been given a couple of days off to clear his head and put some of the steps that we want him to put in place. That’s going to take a little bit of time, so he’s been given a few days just to get that organised. He’ll either be back Thursday or Saturday depending on how he’s travelling,” Goodwin said.

“It was totally out of character for Nathan. He’s a relaxed sort of person and we obviously feel for him now because he’s going through some troubles.

“He’s shattered, he’s embarrassed, all those emotions. And he’s fairly flat as you would expect. He’s going to take a bit of time to pick himself up and how long that takes is purely up to Nathan.”

The Crows spent most of Monday discussing the issue behind closed doors and Goodwin conceded that it had been a distraction.

“There has been a fair bit of downtime. Monday wasn’t a normal football day for us,” Goodwin said.

“We spent a lot of time dealing with the issue, but we’ve moved on now and are purely focused on our footy. The club has come under the spotlight and it’s going to be a test for the footy club for the week.

“It’s not what you want leading into a game, but we’ve got it and we’ve got to deal with it. We’ll certainly be going out there on Sunday looking to perform the best we can and, as a footy club, show a bit of resolve.”

Goodwin, who was fined $40,000 for betting on AFL games in 2007, said that undergoing counselling while also trying to maintain a football career and normal life was draining.

But he said his own experience had led him to believe it was the best form of rehabilitation for Bock.

“The model that we work on at the club is trust. There’s no doubt Nathan has eroded a bit of trust. I’ve been in that situation and so have a number of players,” Goodwin said.

“It’s now up to Nathan to do the counselling, rehabilitation and regain some of that trust. There are some examples at the footy club with myself, Graham Johncock with the way he’s responded to some counselling and rehabilitation, and also Scotty Thompson.

“Nathan’s going to need a lot of support in the process, but we know, in the long run, Nathan will come out a better person.”