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47-Year-Old Charged After Brawl at Under-17s Soccer Match in Revesby

Police want witnesses and phone or dashcam footage to determine how a players' fight turned into a wider pitch invasion.

Overview

  • A fight broke out between under-17s players on Saturday afternoon at Amour Park in Revesby and escalated when multiple spectators entered the field of play.
  • An 18-year-old was taken to Liverpool Hospital with several injuries, including a bite wound to his back, and a 47-year-old was treated at the scene before transfer to Bankstown Hospital.
  • Police arrested a 47-year-old Greenacre man and charged him with affray and assault occasioning actual bodily harm; he was granted conditional bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court.
  • Bankstown investigators are actively collecting evidence and have urged anyone with mobile phone or dashcam footage or information to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
  • The clash has prompted local concern about sideline safety at junior sporting events and could lead clubs and authorities to review crowd controls and match supervision.