Three NRL fans have been arrested and charged after ugly scenes broke out in the stands at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday night.
The incident took place shortly after 5pm as the Brisbane Broncos secured the 34-10 win over the Wests Tigers.
Fan filmed footage shows a handful of fans pushing and shoving over a temporary fence setup on the northern hill area.
A man in a black shirt then attempts to walk up the steps to confront the men before he is stopped by a security guard.
He then appears to throw a headbutt at the security guard in an attempt to get him off him before he is taken to the ground.
In a statement provided to news.com.au, the Wests Tigers said the three men were arrested and taken to Campbelltown Police Station.
“Security and Police were requested to respond to this incident and attended the location at approx. 5.12pm. All three individuals involved were swiftly removed from the area and taken away in police vehicles – all three males were arrested and taken to Campbelltown Police Station,” the statement read.
NSW Police confirmed the arrests and that the three men involved had been charged and granted conditional bail.
“A 26-year-old and a 50-year-old man were charged with affray and common assault,” a NSW Police statement provided to news.com.au read. Both are set to appear at Campbelltown Local Court on Thursday May 16 May.
The statement continued: “A 22-year-old man was charged with assault police and affray and granted conditional bail to appear before Campbelltown Local Court on Thursday 9 May 2024.”
The Broncos proved far too strong for the Tigers as they secured the 34-10 victory with coach Benji Marshall left seething during his post game press conference.
Marshall took issue with a question from a journalist and assured critics the Tigers are improving despite their 10th straight loss.
Marshall was asked if the Tigers should take all their home games to Leichhardt Oval amid their horror recent record at Campbelltown.
“What do you want to do?” Marshall shot back.
“17,000 people. Yeah, our fans are great. They’ve turned up here twice in a row for home games.
“But we can’t, because of the loss, say let’s go and change everything. We just need to perform better.
“That’s a silly question, man. Yeah, don’t ask it.”
Marshall said his side made improvements despite the six tries to two result.
“I wouldn’t say a step backwards, I thought in the first half we showed a lot of promising signs and good signs,” Marshall said.
“I thought we actually dominated the first half even though the scoreline was against us.
“But like I said to the team we have got some good things about us. We played back-to-back grand finalists two weeks in a row.
“There’s a lot of good stuff to take away, but there’s also a lot of learnings about how to manage a game and how to actually execute a game.
“And today, you know, they’re a great side. I think they’re the best team in the competition.
“But we let them get away with too many cheap things, too many soft tries, and ultimately penalties and errors just hurt us.”