AFL identifies culprit who threw nachos at young family after Brisbane-Hawthorn MCG thriller
The father of a young Brisbane fan who had nachos thrown on him at the MCG says his family is scared to return to the footy.
Dreadful scenes after the Lions’ pulsating preliminary-final victory over Hawthorn last Saturday night saw Hawks fans pelting cans and bottles onto the ground and at the umpires in disgust.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Young fan hit with nachos as unruly crowd mars MCG epic
The Hawthorn faithful were filthy over three contentious but ultimately correct umpiring decisions in the dying stages of the thrilling contest, the last of which saw Jarman Impey pinged for holding the ball by Hugh McCluggage, who then kicked the go-ahead goal.
And as they took their frustrations out in the chaotic moments after the final siren, a number of innocent fans got caught in the crosshairs.
One six-year-old Lions fan was taken to hospital where he required stitches after copping a full can to the head, while another Brisbane fan and his mum had nachos thrown at them.
Nick, the father and husband of the nacho victims, was away for the weekend and only found out when a video of the incident was sent into their family group chat.
“Once I saw it, I called to see what was going on, if they were alright and all that,” Nick told Triple M’s Mick in the Morning on Tuesday.
“I didn’t get to really speak to him (my son) too much then. I ended up speaking to them once they got home.
“My wife was shaken up, when I spoke to my boy he was really shaken up too, and I was like, ‘It’s nacho fault, boy’.
“Just got to find the opportunity to throw a dad joke in. I knew they weren’t physically hurt.
“My son was there part of the Auskick program, he was super excited, I was gutted I was away that weekend, I couldn’t be there with him.”
Speaking to 7NEWS Melbourne on Monday, the mother said it’s made them reluctant to go back to the footy.
“We were scared after that to wear our Brisbane Lions merchandise in case someone targeted us again,” she said.
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