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But for every winner there s a loser and the Magpies fans were looking for a culprit. Sports reporter Jacqui Reed was positioned by the race the umpires use to exit the ground when a furious supporter dressed in a Collingwood polo shirt charged towards the boundary line. With several young children within a few metres, the man said it s a f ing joke as he attempted to force his way towards the officials. These are the scenes post match tonight. Super scary when you re wearing headphones and don t hear anyone coming and suddenly they re right in front of you! Well done to the security guard, Reed tweeted. ....
But for every winner there s a loser and the Magpies fans were looking for a culprit. Sports reporter Jacqui Reed was positioned by the race the umpires use to exit the ground when a furious supporter dressed in a Collingwood polo shirt charged towards the boundary line. With several young children within a few metres, the man said it s a f ing joke as he attempted to force his way towards the officials. These are the scenes post match tonight. Super scary when you re wearing headphones and don t hear anyone coming and suddenly they re right in front of you! Well done to the security guard, Reed tweeted. ....
Website issues during ticket frenzy The prized tickets to round 1 AFL games are going fast and it’s sparked a surge in complaints about ticketing websites. AFL by Josh Fagan Premium Content Subscriber only Club members have raced to snap up seats to AFL round 1 matches, with the logjam sparking a surge of complaints about ticketing websites. Prized tickets to the five games in Melbourne went on sale at 1pm Tuesday for members of home teams - Richmond, Collingwood, Melbourne, Essendon and North Melbourne. Fans quickly flocked to social media pages of Ticketek and Ticketmaster reporting technical issues and long wait times. ....
That means Buddy is still king in the Harbour City - provided he can stay on the park. Rebecca Williams six people who will define the club in 2021 The Swans’ hopes still begin and end with Lance Franklin. Picture: Tim Hunter. ■ Lance Franklin: The biggest question mark of the season for Sydney surrounds the fitness of Franklin. A Swans outfit with a fit and firing Franklin versus one without are very different prospects. The champion forward did not play a game in 2020, sidelined by hamstring and groin issues. The 34-year-old, entering his eighth season at the Swans, has already suffered a setback with calf tightness this pre-season. Franklin needs 56 more goals to become just the sixth player in VFL/AFL history to kick 1000 goals. Will his body let him get there? ....
Footy fans should be allowed to flow back into the MCG for Round 1 in line with the same logic being applied to the Australian Open tennis, Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says. Kennett said the Victorian Government s decision to abandon its COVID-19 elimination strategy in favor of allowing crowds at Melbourne Park must now be adopted for AFL matches. The Olympic Blvd tennis precinct will be divided into three ticketed zones when the Open kicks off on February 9 allowing for crowds of up to 50 per cent capacity.
If we are going to have crowds at the tennis, then we are certainly going to have crowds in Round 1, Kennett said. ....