Junior Footy GF Brawl

[rdhopkins2]

This is not on. You can't assault an umpire. I hope arrests are made and charges pressed. Hard enough to attract umpires to the sport as it is.

10 year ban from all levels of playing or spectating or umpiring footy is deserved also.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...g/news-story/9424aecb635242a7b82bd687ad3e3eb9

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Wasn't one team 15 goals up, to lose with a free kick after the siren? Imagine the crowd. They'd be losing their minds.

Edit: The 15 goals was from previous win.

Theres no condoning of the violence, but spectators watching that size lead being eroded, 50m penalties and a kick after the siren to win it....that's just about the the perfect storm for an all in brawl. Tensions would have been absolutely exploding, and it would've only taken the smallest thing to ignite it all considering how volatile junior sports can be with over excited parents.

Edit: this is an observation, and a sad reality, based on years of watching country football, not an excuse for violence.

 

[Cmarsh]

Sounds like parents at the sidelines are to blame... yet again.

 

[Cmarsh]

Wasn't one team 15 goals up, to lose with a free kick after the siren?

Theres no condoning of the violence, but spectators watching that size lead being eroded, 50m penalties and a kick after the siren to win it....that's just about the the perfect storm for an all in brawl. Tensions would have been absolutely exploding, and it would've only taken the smallest thing to ignite it all.

Nice attempt at victim blaming there.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Nice attempt at victim blaming there.

What?

There's no victim blaming there, just an observation, based on the fact that spectators lose their minds and under the circumstances an all in brawl isn't exactly surprising considering how volatile junior football can be with so many adults living vicariously through their kids.

 

[HBF]

Disgraceful and shocking behaviour by all involved. Should be handed life time bans. especially if the umpire was attacked.

 

[Cmarsh]

What?

There's no victim blaming there, just an observation, based on the fact that spectators lose their minds and under the circumstances an all in brawl isn't exactly surprising considering how volatile junior football can be with so many adults living vicariously through their kids.

"Circumstances" are not an excuse for violence.

 

[Kram]

And people wonder why young people aren't overly keen on taking up umpiring..

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

"Circumstances" are not an excuse for violence.

No one is making excuses for the violence.

 

[Aeglos]

This is not on. You can't assault an umpire. I hope arrests are made and charges pressed. Hard enough to attract umpires to the sport as it is.

10 year ban from all levels of playing or spectating or umpiring footy is deserved also.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...g/news-story/9424aecb635242a7b82bd687ad3e3eb9

Nah, should make them do 100 games umpiring before they can play or spectate again.

 

[DemonTim]

Wasn't one team 15 goals up, to lose with a free kick after the siren? Imagine the crowd. They'd be losing their minds.

Theres no condoning of the violence, but spectators watching that size lead being eroded, 50m penalties and a kick after the siren to win it....that's just about the the perfect storm for an all in brawl. Tensions would have been absolutely exploding, and it would've only taken the smallest thing to ignite it all considering how volatile junior sports can be with over excited parents.

Edit: this is an observation, and a sad reality, based on years of watching country football, not an excuse for violence.

I don't think it's a country footy thing... country footy gets a bad rap by some on here, but from playing and watching I've never seen a crowd incident out my way.

 

[Andrew Mc]

Wasn't one team 15 goals up, to lose with a free kick after the siren? Imagine the crowd. They'd be losing their minds.

Theres no condoning of the violence, but spectators watching that size lead being eroded, 50m penalties and a kick after the siren to win it....that's just about the the perfect storm for an all in brawl. Tensions would have been absolutely exploding, and it would've only taken the smallest thing to ignite it all considering how volatile junior sports can be with over excited parents.

Edit: this is an observation, and a sad reality, based on years of watching country football, not an excuse for violence.

No:

Albion 1.2-8 5.10-40 7.10-52 8.16-64
Point Cook 4.0-24 4.1-25 7.5-47 10.7-67

 

[Doss]

"Circumstances" are not an excuse for violence.

He wasn't offering an excuse. He was observing that certain circumstances are a veritable powder keg where it doesn't take much for it all to bubble over if you add the wrong people to the equation.

He wasn't condoning it.

 

[radiojake]

My under 15 grand final was called off after a brawl with 10 mins to go in the last quarter

Players spectators and coaches on the interchange bench - no umpires though

We were ten goals up so declared winners

Salisbury v Elizabeth who would've thought?

 

[Pykie]

From what I understand the side was awarded consecutive 50m penalties before the siren, then one after the siren, kicked the winning goal from point blank after the siren from the radio.

 

[OzJohnnie]

I wonder if it was mass hysteria or just one or two families which lost all sanity.

 

[thecatattack]

Wasn't one team 15 goals up, to lose with a free kick after the siren? Imagine the crowd. They'd be losing their minds.

Theres no condoning of the violence, but spectators watching that size lead being eroded, 50m penalties and a kick after the siren to win it....that's just about the the perfect storm for an all in brawl. Tensions would have been absolutely exploding, and it would've only taken the smallest thing to ignite it all considering how volatile junior sports can be with over excited parents.

Edit: this is an observation, and a sad reality, based on years of watching country football, not an excuse for violence.

The team who lost had won their previous final by 15 goals

 

[Armchair Critic]

Giving away 2 50 metre penalties while you are up with a couple of minutes to go.

What a flog

 

[Dave]

Wasn't one team 15 goals up, to lose with a free kick after the siren? Imagine the crowd. They'd be losing their minds.

Not even close.

http://websites.sportstg.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=124952174&c=1-25-0-450187-0&pool=1001

 

[_Mike_]

This is the type of behavior from the groups of idiotic "parents" at junior games which ruin it for others (including the kids).

Sadly enough, this type of behavior is not uncommon.

 

[aCunningPlan]

Aussie rules is quickly getting a reputation for crowd violence, this along with the punch on in the Richmond cheer squad is not a good look for the code. We need to stamp it out now!

 

[mr bagcroft]

Ban for life.
And if no one is looking, a swift clip to the gob.
Bunch of hero w***ers.

 

[Guardian Hawk]

The club from who the violence has stemmed is my local club from whom I recently retired (Albion). I have nothing to do with the Under 15's but this is shameful and embarrassing.

A strong statement needs to be made. Perhaps the perpetrators (aside from being charged) need to be banned from local footy.

 

[Armchair Critic]

This is the type of behavior from the groups of idiotic "parents" at junior games which ruin it for others (including the kids).

Sadly enough, this type of behavior is not uncommon.

From what I heard it was the kid who went after the ump first

 

[lamaros]

No one is making excuses for the violence.

No one apart from you.