Down the Hill wrote:Arch44 wrote:Bluedemon wrote:Arch44 wrote:Sounds like one of the Woody sth lads was getting stuck in to a Gaza lad in the 1st half and the brothers x2 (spectators) of the Gaza lad decided enough was enough and took it into their own hands at half time, then it escalated.
You dont need this at a junior games or any game in particular
Trouble at Edwardstown now yesterday too in juniors, with an umpire injured from it.
A teenage umpire was assaulted during a junior football game at Edwardstown on Sunday.
As reported on Adelaide Now:
A melee between players on the field led to parents and spectators becoming involved at about 6.30pm.
During the incident, a man was grabbed from behind and tackled to the ground.
A boy umpiring the game attempted to intervene but was hit.
The boy was treated for facial injuries and the man was not injured.A quick look at the SANFL Juniors fixture shows it was during an U17.5 Girls game between Edwardstown & Ingle Farm.
Police are investigating claims a 14-year-old football boundary umpire and his father were assaulted after a fight broke out in a girls’ football match.
Police were called to the Edwardstown Memorial Oval about 6.30pm on Sunday after reports of the melee, and then the assault.
The father says he used his mobile phone to film the aftermath of the fight between Ingle Farm and Edwardstown in a division under-17 match on Sunday for his son’s protection, but says an Ingle Farm parent “put me in a headlock” to stop him filming and his son was bashed when he came to his aid.
“It was really, really ugly stuff — we are both pretty shaken,” the man said.
“My son was boundary umpiring when a brawl erupted in the final quarter on boundary line in front of the Ingle Farm coaching box.
“I filmed the immediate aftermath on my phone from behind the barriers in case my son or the SANFL needed a record, in the event that it escalated. I was not on the field on in anyone’s face, just using my phone to record what happened.
“I ended up being jumped and assaulted by Ingle Farm spectators. My son came to my aid as an Ingle Farm spectator grabbed me from behind in a choke headlock but then he was punched multiple times in the face and thrown into a bench by the same adult spectator who assaulted me.
“My son is 14 and he was belted by an adult, it was crazy.”
The man has reported the incident to police, the SANFL and both clubs.
The melee occurred between players on the field and involved parents and other people.
It is so far unclear as to how the brawl erupted and how many players and spectators were involved.
The teen umpire was treated at the scene by paramedics for minor facial injuries. The man was not injured.
