Jones spoke about the ugly incident during a media conference at the Junction Oval on Monday. His father Brad was set upon post-match outside the MCG on Saturday, allegedly by three random attackers. Police are now investigating the incident, but the young Demon said the altercation "had nothing to do with protecting me".
"Obviously it's disappointing, and [I'm] pretty angry. It's upsetting to see my Dad that way, but these things happen, and he was just caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time," Jones said.
Brad Jones now has a broken nose and cracked ribs, plus a "fair bit of bruising and swelling" around his face, according to the eldest of his three sons.
Melbourne president Jim Stynes, who fronted the media with Jones, said the alleged incident was "fairly vicious".
"From a club point of view, we were very concerned about Brad's health. Obviously his son [Zak] had to witness it. He's 14 (years old), and he was pretty shook up after the game and into the next day," the Melbourne great said.
Jones said he found out his Dad was bashed when he was recovering after the match.
"I was in the shower and one of the boys that wasn't playing said my little brother was outside with two policemen," he said.
Zak, Nathan's youngest brother, was "shocked" by the events, but is now "doing pretty well now".
"(He) wanted to come down and see me and tell me what happened. He got escorted down by the two police officers. He told me what happened, and then we just looked after him," Jones said.
Jones, whose father watches him regularly, said his Dad is a "pretty quiet" guy who tries to blend in with the crowd.
"He tends to try and be in the stands out the back, and he's happy to just stand in the outer," he said.
"He's pretty proud and he's very protective of our family, and he'd be extremely protective of our brothers and respectful of people around him. I guess that's how the whole incident unfolded."
Stynes said the overall good behaviour of Australian Rules crowds was one of the first things he noticed when he arrived in the country from Ireland in the early 1980s.
"The uniqueness is that you can sit with opposition supporters and you can just barrack and enjoy the game," he said.
"We don't condone this sort of behaviour. We want all football supporters to be able to come to the game and feel safe."
