Footbrawl

Rugby League

2011
July 7, Boys in blue belted as Origin fans behave badly
June 16, Eleven NRL fans arrested at Origin II
Mar 28, League tackles footy violence

2010
June 25, Drastic measures taken to end junior footy violence

2009
Sep 7, Brawl breaks out football match in Qld
Aug 21, Off-duty police to keep peace at junior sports games
July 22, Aussie dad bashed in footy brawl (NZ Herald)
July 20, Sons' horror junior footy brawl
July 20, Plea for witnesses over footy brawl
July 17, Another PNG man dies in Origin violence
July 17, State of Origin brawl wouldn't happen in AFL: Andrew Demetriou
June 24, Call for parent ban after all-in footy brawl
May 30, League officials defend code
May 27, Footy brawl mums face year's sideline ban
May 23, Fan banned for life after tackling ref
Apr 19, Life ban for footy violence thug
Apr 18, Dry argument at the footy
Apr 15, Dogs vow to hound out troublemakers
Apr 15, Rugby league fan violence embarrasses the NRL
Apr 14, Police say girl is main offender in Bulldogs brawl at ANZ stadium

2008
Sep 20, Fans threw full beer bottles: Roosters
May 24, Origin fans blamed for death
May 23, Did Queenslanders bash and kill NSW State of Origin fan?
Apr 3, Bulldogs, Roosters fans kept apart
Feb 10, Friday night footbrawl
Jan 13, Junior football gets AVO plan

2007
Sep 10, Fans attack reporter
July 31, Set Bulldogs on ignorant rabble

2006
Mar 20, Bulldogs, police meet on crowd violence,
Mar 22, Time for the Authorities to step in

2004
Mar 27, Violence mars Roosters' demolition of Dogs

2003
Sep 30, League grand final erupts into violence

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Sport violence books

All Part of the Game Violence and Australian Sport, ed Dennis Hemphill

Crowd Violence at Australian Sport, ed John O'Hara