Footbrawl

Australian Rules

2011
July 6, Junior footy fan jailed for mallet attack (see 17 Aug 2009)
June 28, Spectator banned from junior footy over 'racial slur'
June 20, Man knocked unconscious during all-in brawl at footy match in Portland
June 20, Umpire walkout in SFL
June 11, Days of obnoxious rants should be over
May 28, Keep bad dads out of kids' sport
May 21, Man attacked outside Etihad Stadium
May 1, Roos fan accused of striking Motlop + video
Apr 21, Racist abuse heard at Launceston in the pre-season
Apr 20, Hawks ask for help to identify fan
Apr 14, Junior footy player kicked in head by spectators
Apr 12, Footy junior bashed
Apr 9, Footy fan bashed at MCG

2010
Sep 20, Footy Violence
July 28, WA footy dad charged, banned for life over 'umpire bashing'
July 27, Rumour File looks into junior footy violence
July 11, Footy must stop violence on and off the field
May 17, Footy brawl: call to ban club

2009
Sep 14, Police and Central Highlands Football League in alcohol talks
Sep 13, Manslaughter charge after footy brawl
Sep 6, Brawl at Cats and Dogs final
Sep 1, Kids caught in footy team brawl
Sep 1, Police witness plea to footy brawl
Aug 25, Amateur football league to question presidents over brawl
Aug 17, Junior footy player hit with mallet at Tullamarine match
Aug 17, Teen 'hit with hammer' as junior footy game explodes in violence
Aug 10, Ump so 'intimidated' he quit footy game
Aug 8, Nightmare football parent linked to record of violence and abuse
Aug 3, More brawls leave a stain on kids' games
July 25, Flares let off by idiotic fans at Etihad
July 23. Footy coach reported for brawl comments
July 22, Aussie dad bashed in footy brawl (NZ Herald, comments on Melbourne refer to Australian Rules)
July 20, Footy parents 'involved in off-field brawl'
July 17, State of Origin brawl wouldn't happen in AFL: Andrew Demetriou
June 25, State League soccer clubs get boot after spectator brawl
(a substantial number of brawlers were members of the Frankston footy club)
May 30, Footballer punches teen umpire
Apr 10, Footy is passion, but there are limits
Apr 7, AFL moves to ban thugs after bashing
Apr 5, Nathan Jones' father bashed outside MCG
Mar 14, Ugly crowd brawl sours Geelong NAB Cup final win + video footage
Mar 12, Murder charges over football brawl
Mar 4, Greensborough footbrawl game plan

2008
Sep 25, September starts at a simmer then the heat goes up
Sep 15, Spectator brawl mars Keysborough final
Sep 8, Capsicum spray used during grand final brawl
Aug 2, Naked footballers harassed female ambo: claim
July 22, Coach stops game as violence mars under-9s footy match
July 22, Cops probe junior footy brawl in western suburbs
July 18, What's going wrong with local football?
July 3, Police called after AJAX game
June 18, Disgust for Collingwood fan who spat at Brendan Fevola
June 11, Police officers had punch-up at footy, OPI hearing told
June 6, Umpires take stand against abuse, team suspended
May 18, Football violence on the up
May 13. League warns fans
May 12, Bloody brawl mars AFL Hall of Fame tribute match
May 12, SFL President pledges further action to clean up our game
May 11, Senior SFL player reported for striking 14 year old boy
May 7, Tribunal finds runner guilty of striking junior player + Club runner out until 2014
May 2, Newman, Footy Show 'entrench misogyny'
Apr 30, On a hiding to nothing: people who fight at the footy just spoil it for everyone else
Jan 24, Six fans banned from NTFL for brawling

2007
Dec 3, Kangaroos players clash with police
Nov 5, Footy grand final brawlers banned + video footage
Sep 29, Police investigate Power fans over hotel flare
Sep 17, Radio packs a punch & Action aplenty off-field (scroll down)
Sep 9, Violence mars CAFL grand final
Sep 9, No excuse for attacking a junior coach
Aug 28, MCG Members #2
Aug 19, MCG Members #1
Aug 12, Get off kids -- you're not safe
Aug 6, Punch-ups at the Showdown
Apr 21, WA Police officer injured in pub footy brawl
Apr 4, Footbrawl Fury

2006
Oct 21, Anti-semitism and country footballers + Dec 23 2007, Police 'hindered' race probe
Oct 2, Goulburn Valley Grand Final
Sep 12, Collingwood v the vendors
Aug 31, AFL Tasmania to screen junior level coaches in bid to stop the biff
Jun 29, Racism in the Wimmera
May 22, Teen charged with umpire assault

2005
Sep 26, Man seriously hurt in post-grand final brawl
Sep 7, 2005, Segregation at Port v Crows

2004
Oct 13, North Queenland
Sep 27, Bashed Port fan wakes from coma

2003
Aug 4, Four hospitalised after junior footy brawl

2002
Sep 25, Spectator charged with assaulting umpire
June 17, AFL under pressure to clamp down on crowd violence
June 4, Code of practice to tackle sports violence

2000
June 16, A Cracker at Norwood
June 18, 2000 Rural crackdown on violence in sport

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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