Ugly scenes unfolded on the MCG on Saturday afternoon excessive within the stands in the course of the last quarter of the match between Collingwood and Port Adelaide.
The wild brawl is believed to have began after a disagreement between two teams of males within the Ponsford Stand.
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Victoria Police confirmed 4 males have been arrested following the incident with footage exhibiting punches being thrown between the lads.
The incident occurred round 4pm (AEDT), within the dying levels of Collingwood’s huge win over the Power.
MCG safety and cops rushed to the incident to interrupt up the scuffle earlier than main the lads away.
One man being escorted away had blood streaming from his face in an indication of simply how ugly issues received.
No severe accidents have been reported.
Collingwood quashed any remaining doubt it’s a severe premiership contender and issued Port Adelaide a harsh actuality verify with its scintillating show.
The Magpies attacked ruthlessly to kick the Power out of the sport inside the primary half with a sequence of 9 unanswered objectives, whereas their forward-half strain was intense and left their Adelaide rivals wanting listless as they looked for a approach up the sphere.
It was the precise sort of “chaos game” Port coach Ken Hinkley mentioned in the course of the week his gamers have been making ready for, however the Power had no solutions for the Magpies’ firepower as they stormed to a 49-point halftime lead off the again of 10 particular person goalkickers.
The Daicos brothers once more had the MCG crowd heaving with a flurry of stylish finishes, as Scott Pendlebury put the youthful Daicos on a path to a purpose by way of a classic no-look overhead handball.
Like the ageless Pendlebury, fellow veteran Steele Sidebottom was in all the pieces as Collingwood comprehensively received the midfield battle, with Jason Horne-Francis closely focused within the contest and Ollie Wines and Connor Rozee properly in need of their regular influence.
The loss was a 125-point turnaround on Port Adelaide’s spherical 1 win over Brisbane, leaving severe query marks over the aspect’s means to constantly match the very best groups within the competitors – Collingwood now is aware of for sure it’s a type of groups.
– with Ed Bourke, NCA Newswire
Source: www.news.com.au
