The Geelong Football Club is investigating a wild brawl which started after the Cats' thrilling two-point victory over Melbourne.
Just moments after Geelong's Zach Tuohy had scored a match-winning goal after the siren, a brawl erupted in the crowd between opposition fans. At least a dozen supporters from both teams were filmed punching and kicking each other at GMHBA Stadium, on Saturday night. The fight lasted almost a minute before security arrived to break it up. The brawl alleged began because of racial slurs directed towards a Geelong player. Geelong released a statement on Sunday regarding the incident. "Football is an inclusive sport and every supporter that attends a game should be able to do so in a safe and enjoyable environment," the statement read. "Violence has no place in society, let alone at a game of footy. "We will work with all appropriate parties to review what occurred. Once this has been completed we will be able to determine if any action will be required by the club." There have been calls for crowds to be segregated at future AFL games, but CEO Gillon McLachlan has said that it is not happening. He spoke on Triple M and demanded that violent fans should be dealt harsher penalties instead. "The issue here is individual accountability, idiotic crazy behaviour, and they need to be held to account," McLachlan said on Monday. "We pay a lot of money for security ... and the police need to be prosecuting these guys and holding them to account. "We have seen seven million people go to our game and we'll have that about this year, everyone gets on famously. "It's part of our game. Sit with opposition supporters and do it the right way and have a great time, and I'm incredibly proud generally about how we can have such a highly supported, passionate game where people can go with supporters of the opposition. "Segregation is not happening." There have been several violent incidents at AFL games this year, occurring at the MCG, Etihad Stadium and Adelaide Oval.
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