Police are investigating a wild brawl involving fans in the crowd at Saturday night’s NRL final between Cronulla and Sydney.
Confronting footage of the incident on the hill at Shark Park shows as many as 10 people aggressively wrestling and throwing punches before police and security intervened.
NSW Police have confirmed no arrests were made, but are making a public plea for help identifying anyone involved in the fracas.
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“An investigation is underway after a brawl involving up to 10 people broke out within the grounds of a football stadium in Cronulla last night,” they said in a statement.
“Police have commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“As inquiries continue, anyone with mobile phone footage or information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”
The origins of the incident appeared to come from a fight between two males, but it quickly escalated when another man came in from behind and started swinging.
He was then followed by several others, who combined to make it an ugly skirmish.
In a statement, an NRL spokesperson said the league is working with police in a bid to identify anyone involved.
“The NRL is working with both the venue and NSW Police regarding the incident,” they said.
“All supporters who attend NRL games are subject to the NRL Spectator Code of Conduct. Anyone found breaching the required standards can expect to be subject to significant sanctions, including being banned from venues.”
On the field, the Sharks ended the Roosters’ season thanks to a match-sealing try from Toby Rudolf, who rated his effort as the equal-greatest moment of his NRL career.
But the lovable prop says Saturday’s 20-10 defeat of the dangerous Roosters is only the beginning for a Sharks side finally fed up with being finals cannon fodder.
A tight week-one finals clash only appeared beyond doubt for the Sharks when in-form hooker Blayke Brailey put Rudolf over for his first try of the season with four minutes to play.
“I was telling Blayke Brailey all year, ‘Just one (try) mate, all I need is one’,” Rudolf said.
“He kept giving me decoys and tonight he finally listened.
“Once he hit me with that ball, I wasn’t being stopped, I was just stoked to get it over the line.”
The try at point-blank range conjured memories of Sharks wrecking ball Andrew Fifita, whom Rudolf was seen embracing on-field in post-match scenes of jubilation.
Rudolf has gone at a rate of one try per season since he made his NRL debut, and declared his latest four-pointer the greatest moment of his 117 games, alongside his first try.
“Equal first, in 2020 I had a similar moment against the Warriors,” he said.
“That was my first try in the NRL. This is my last (most recent) one.
“Probably a bit more do or die this one, elimination final, but I would love to live in that moment for a bit longer than a minute. I’d love to live in it for an hour to be honest, or a day.”
- With AAP
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