Under 18s Grand Final Turns Wild | Adelaide News

0:00It's September 5th. Welcome to Adelaide News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. So, a junior AFL game in Canberra got a little while last night. We're talking about the under-18's grand final, and things escalated to the point where police had to step in. Reports came in around 8.30 pm about flares being lit and objects being thrown at the players on the field. It sounds like a group of about 50 to 75 teenagers were involved in the disturbance. Police stated that multiple people were intoxicated, and that's when two individuals were briefly taken into custody right there at the venue. They were released shortly after. The deputy principal of Marist College, where one of the teams is from, sent a message to parents describing the end of the game as, chaotic. He mentioned that the two people taken into custody were part of a larger group that had been showing poor behavior throughout the entire match, and that the school had even moved their own students to a safer area of the field. According to officials, after the game wrapped up, event staff worked with police to get everyone to leave the oval.

1:04Thankfully, all patrons cleared the scene without any further issues. The AFL also confirmed they were working closely with law enforcement to keep everyone safe, emphasizing that player and spectator safety is their top. Priority