dodge said:
Back up what claims? I watched these things happen. You weren't there at the game. Inside the ground I saw families of Bulldogs supporters and groups of men being baited by the bogan/hick element of Tigers supporters. They didn't worry about picking out men or women, just whoever they could get a rise out of. There's a difference between footy banter and deliberate malicious baiting of people. This is what I know for a fact happened inside the ground. Let me repeat, it was the Tigers fans I watched being evicted by police. The Bulldogs fans weren't the typical Lebanese or anything either. They were just a family trying to enjoy the night. Another group of men had a bogan breathing down their necks calling them every name under the sun and threatening to bash them. Then when the cops started questioning him, he shrugged and pulled the "wasn't me" routine. f**king spineless as well.
Now let me emphasise: this is what I saw, inside the ground. I have no doubt the f**kwit element of our supporters were f**king up outside and yes, something needs to be done. But I WILL NOT sit here and have you lump total blame on my club when others are in the hot seat as well, got it?
Oh...playing dumb are we Dodgey?
Back up what claims?
dodge said:
FYI the Tigers fans were attacking women last night, particularly any wearing Burqas.
Now I admit I wasnt there, but Ive spoken to several friends today who were there, all have told me that what you claim did not happen. They were all in the area you said and no one saw anything of the sort.
Ive seen no one else make claims that your making, I listened to all the radio programs today, heard no one complaining about Wests Tigers fans attacking lebanese women...either all my friends are lying to me, or you are...........:-k
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Bulldogs scrutinised over crowd fight
The Bulldogs may be stripped of premiership points if crowd violence among the club's supporters continues to be an issue at NRL matches.
A violent brawl in the stands at Telstra Stadium marred the Bulldogs' win over Wests Tigers, on a day that the NRL were supporting Harmony Day.
In scenes similar to English football post-match, the violence continued outside the ground at the completion of the game, and NRL chief David
Gallop said penalties may be issued to the Canterbury club after an investigation of the incidents.
"Given the strides the Bulldogs have made in this area it would be a drastic step to look at competition points and fines, but it is something that has to be fixed," Gallop told
AAP.
But penalty or no penalty, Bulldogs president Malcolm Noad said that his club will take action against the instigators of the fighting, and will be barred from attending matches.
"It's surprising, it's disappointing. But we'll continue to work with the police to see if we can find out who they were," he said.
"And certainly they won't be coming to our games in the future."
http://www.sportal.com.au/league.asp?i=news&id=79610
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Bulldogs fans put NRL club in hot water
March 18, 2006 - 10:55AM
The Bulldogs rugby league club has warned it will not hesitate to ban violent fans from future games following a wild brawl during a match.
The Bulldogs on Friday defeated the Wests Tigers in front of a near-record crowd of 32,578 at Telstra Stadium but the victory was soured by three separate altercations.
Midway through the second half of the match, a fight broke out in the grandstand as fans and players looked on.
One man was ejected from the stadium and has since been banned from future Bulldogs games.
The violence then continued outside with at least two fights erupting on stadium grounds.
But police on Saturday said they were not looking to make any arrests because no complaints had been made.
"If someone comes forward then we will look into it but until that happens we can't do much," a police spokesman said.
While the agitators may have received a lucky break the club has not.
NRL CEO David Gallop said he had not ruled out fining the club or stripping the Bulldogs of competition points if crowd violence continues.
"Given the strides the Bulldogs have made in this area it would be a drastic step to look at competition points and fines, but it is something that has to be fixed," he said.
NSW Police Minister Carl Scully said the incident was yet another black mark for the Canterbury club, which has a history of violent behaviour from its fans.
"They are expected to behave responsibly, we're sick of it. No other club behaves like this," Mr Scully said.
"It just seems to be Canterbury supporters."
Bulldogs CEO Malcolm Noad said the fights had been blown-up by the media.
Mr Noad said one man involved in Friday's grandstand fight had been banned from future matches, and added the club would not hesitate to ban others if more arrests were made.
He said the banned man had been charged, but NSW police could not confirm what if any charges had been laid.
"There was only one fight in the ground which happened during a break in play and was stopped in a few seconds," he said.
"The atmosphere on the whole inside the grounds was great."
Mr Noad said he understood police would not take any further action over the fights outside the stadium because there had been no complaints.
Nineteen people were ejected from the stadium on Friday, mainly for minor offences.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Bulldogs-fans-put-NRL-club-in-hot-water/2006/03/18/1142582557982.html
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Bulldogs in strife again
March 18, 2006
THE NRL has not ruled out stripping the Bulldogs of competition points if crowd violence continues to be an issue at the club's matches.
The Bulldogs defeated the Wests Tigers in front of a near-record crowd of 32,578 at Telstra Stadium last night but the victory was soured by the behaviour of a minority of fans.
A fight broke out in the grandstand midway through the second half of the match, which was part of the NRL's promotions for Harmony Day.
Violence also continued outside the venue after the match.
Nineteen people were ejected from the Stadium, mainly for minor offences, but the ugly scenes from the stands are yet another black mark for the Canterbury club, which has a history of violent behaviour from its fans.
NRL CEO
David Gallop said he was waiting for the incidents to be investigated by the club and police, but did not rule out fining or stripping the Bulldogs of premiership points.
"Given the strides the Bulldogs have made in this area it would be a drastic step to look at competition points and fines, but it is something that has to be fixed," Gallop said.
AAP
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,18515152-23214,00.html
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You see....we arent making it up.
