Watch the moment angry football fans call security guards ‘clowns’ as they accuse a man of brawling in wild scenes at an NRL match

Football fans have criticised security staff at NRL stadium CommBank Stadium for allegedly ignoring escalating violence in the stands right in front of them.

The alleged brawl occurred during the South Sydney Rabbitohs’ 32-16 win over the Parramatta Eels at the venue in Sydney’s west on Thursday night.

Fan footage shared on social media on Friday shows several male and female fans from both NRL teams pushing, kicking and punching each other as security guards look on nearby.

The footage opens with a man wearing South Sydney supporters’ gear being knocked over onto a row of chairs, while a man dressed in Parramatta colours wrestles with him on the ground.

A woman in Parramatta gear stepped in to help, before another woman, wearing a Rabbitohs shirt under a black puffer jacket, rushed in.

She helped the man in the Rabbitohs fan gear to his feet and led him away.

As this happened, the people watching the security guard shouted, “Get over here” and “Do your job, clown.”

“Hurry up,” a man not involved in the alleged violence shouted at security guards higher up in the stands.

A security guard on the pitch at CommBank Stadium watches but takes no action despite witnessing an alleged brawl in the stands

The situation escalated when the man in the Parramatta shirt ran back towards the other man he was wrestling with.

The woman wearing South Sydney supporter kit then appears to punch the Parramatta fan in the face, with the on-field security guard eventually approaching her.

He walked to the side of the stand and appeared to say something along the lines of, “What’s going on?” but took no further action.

A man walked up the stairs with a crutch to alert security.

When another fan urged him to stay, he said, “It’s okay, I’m a former police officer.”

Then two more guards came down the stairs, and there the video stopped.

Security company National Event Services has been awarded a contract for NRL matches at sporting venues in Sydney.

On closer inspection of the footage, this South Sydney Rabbitohs supporter appears to punch a Parramatta fan in the head

New South Wales Police have been approached for comment.

CommBank Stadium management told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Security responded quickly to a scuffle in the stands after the match.

‘Security and police were involved and the two guests were charged with assault and given a 12-month ban.’

This follows reports that the NRL is investigating allegations that a fan verbally abused two Parramatta Eels players at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday.

Video has emerged showing a fan verbally abusing Parramatta players Junior Paulo and Dylan Brown as they left the field via the players’ tunnel following the Eels’ loss to the Knights.

The assault was so severe that both players stopped and confronted the fan, who was then challenged by bystanders.

Several members of the crowd shouted for security intervention, but their pleas for help went unheeded.

The NRL has been made aware of the incident and its integrity unit is now investigating, with suggestions the abuse may have been racially motivated. Venues NSW is reviewing CCTV footage in a bid to identify the person responsible.

Another example of crowd violence this season was seen in footage shared on social media, which showed an NRL fan headbutting a security guard during a chaotic crowd incident at the Wests Tigers v Brisbane match at Campbelltown Stadium in April.

The video shows a man in a black shirt pushing past a Wests fan to become the center of the commotion, then headbutting the security guard as he tries to calm the situation.

The fan who shared the video on social media said: ‘This is just another day in the league when a fan headbutts security.

‘Hardly any security/police presence compared to an A-League match.’