McCabe found guilty...

[RustyCage]

What if any should be the punishment for those feral supporters who charged from the hill to the fence to get involved in the scuffle between the players.
Surely they should be identified and banned from attending matches for a set period of time. The SANFL needs to send a message that that sort of behaviour is not acceptble.
We all love the rough stuff in SA footy but thats for the players not us punters.

Where you at the game or are you responding to the lopsided media that has been dished up. I'll clear it up for you because it all happened 5 meters in front of me! The picture of the guy in the port jumper that features so prominantly did nothing wrong how ever an elderly gentleman (not a member of the cheersquad) that is not in view was ejected for poking a player with his flag. When a few fans rushed the fence the brawl was nowhere near the fence. What was a concern was WESLO's lack of control ALL DAY! And why did the police leave the ground just after the halftime break. Any idiot knows what is likely to happen when an incident occurs. It makes me wonder why the police were so heavy handed at prospect yet invisiable at elizabeth. But all this was a prelude to what was to happen when the final siren sounded. Idont mind a bit of banter, thats part of footy but, being pelted with half full beer cans by faceless scumbags who haven't got the bottle to come up to your face is not on! Especially when our young children are in attendance. A number of us were hit and was witnessed by Bulldogs boss Kris Grant who I think will do the usual thing by not taking any action. Not happy til someone loses an eye hey Kris?! At least the magpies have taken action on the individual and he has been banned.What will centrals do? More than likely nothing!

Do you mean WELSO have ever been in control of a situation ever? They are ok when things are going ok, but most are just power hungry and love having power over people, telling them what to do, just like the wanker security guy at the PA v Nwd at the parade earlier in the year, when at 3qtr time, a supporter ran past him, "showed him the ball", ran about 15m past him, and turned to run back to the terraces, when the dickhead security guy gave him a coathanger and abused him when the guy got back to his seat! Some people are just dickheads, and they usually take up positions of power.

[sus]

Any parent watching that will be tempted now to stop
thier young lad playing footy.

Any parent who stops their kid from playing footy because there is a chance they might get hurt deserves to labelled as a bad parent and is another indication of just how soft we have become as a society in the last 10 or so years.

I agree! Its same as stopping kids from riding bikes, or climbing trees or, if you want to take it to a ridiculous extreme, crossing the road. Maybe we should just only allow our kids to sit in front of a computer screen or TV - then they will be safe! Shame on society for drifting this way!

My 12YO lad plays footy. I educate him on how to be tough, courageous and strong - but fair. These qualities will hold him in good stead as he grows up - hed be missing out on these lessons if I pulled him from the sport becuase of the odd incident I see at senior level.

[THE CHIEF]

Complained to the CDFC officially have you?
Or just here?

Your concerns about security/policing could well be justified.
But if you don't take official action, no official action can be taken.

Of course i have complained personally toCDFC as well as the SANFL and SAPOL. This has gone on for too long now with nothing seemingly being done. Simmilar things have happened to fans of other clubs as well. This is a real issue!

[Dogwatcher]

Yes it certainly has happened to people of ALL clubs.
I just hope you're not being sanctimonious about Centrals here...as every club has its dickhead element.
Problem is you can't legislate against dickheads.

[Apachebulldog]

Guilty of what for playing football ??????????

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!

[giffo]

Any parent watching that will be tempted now to stop
thier young lad playing footy.

Any parent who stops their kid from playing footy because there is a chance they might get hurt deserves to labelled as a bad parent and is another indication of just how soft we have become as a society in the last 10 or so years.

And having watched Owen for England just wreck his knee whilst running on his own & and the other guy who busted his leg in half (without any one falling over it like Nathan Brown), what makes soccer so safe?

[Wedgie]

And having watched Owen for England just wreck his knee whilst running on his own & and the other guy who busted his leg in half (without any one falling over it like Nathan Brown), what makes soccer so safe?

Agreed, all that diving onto the hard ground when someone almost touches you has to hurt when you hit the ground, there's only so much diving the body can take!

[mal]

Boys Im not a soccer follower, i love my footy.
I just hope these incidents are not frequent enough
to turn parents off the best sport in the world.

[Dogmatic]

I take it half the forum would like bouncers removed from cricket as well?

If the bouncers had been kept out of cricket, Hookesey would still be alive today.

Bouncers & Hookesy were a bad combination, if only he wore a helmet on both occasions.