This bush footy competition brings hundreds of people to Alice Springs from remote communities each year, but a council ban means they will no longer be able to play finals in town.
The competition has been banned from playing finals in Alice Springs for two years.A remote football league has been banned from playing its finals on Alice Springs council ovals for two years.What's next?abc.net.au/news/alice-springs-bush-footy-finals-two-year-ban-crime-fears/104278280Community football finals will be barred from Alice Springs Town Council ovals for the next two years, amid claims the competition sparked a spike in crime at the weekend.
Police say several "disturbances" broke out after the match with three people arrested for going armed in public.There are urgent calls for better sporting facilities to be built in remote communities.Alice Springs Town Council supported a motion yesterday from Councillor Eli Melky to ban the use of the ovals for community footy semi and grand finals in 2025 and 2026.
"I'll be happy to be wrong in two years' time. Right now we are just trying to look at what we can do.")Northern Territory police said they had not drawn a "direct correlation" between the game and the weekend's crime, adding the event was largely successful. "Sporting events throughout Australia unfortunately do have some people that decide to misbehave and assault each other," he said.The CAFL community footy grand final was held in Alice Springs at the weekend.The mayor denied he was drawing a long bow in linking the two issues.
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