Super Cronk
19-05-06, 04:16 PM
SMH.com.au
Mounted police and the riot and dog squads will be deployed to deter troublemakers when the Bulldogs and Cronulla Sharks rugby league teams go head to head on Sunday.
Brawls broke out among fans when the Bulldogs played the Wests Tigers at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in March, prompting the riot squad to be rostered on for all future Bulldogs games.
The match this Sunday between the Bulldogs and the Sharks will be the first since last December's Cronulla riot, where people of Middle Eastern appearance were targeted.
In the days that followed, revenge attacks were carried out by men from Arabic backgrounds, many of whom come from the Bulldogs' home turf of south-western Sydney.
NSW Police Minister Carl Scully said more than 100 police would be deployed to Telstra Stadium this Sunday in addition to a normal contingent of security officers.
"That will include mounted police outside, that'll include sniffer dogs, it'll include riot police, general duties police and other personnel," he told reporters.
"The message is pretty simple: If you want to come along and enjoy the football, by all means do so, but if you're going there with intent to cause disquiet, you are going to be dealt with by our police."
Bulldogs club officials are keen to avoid any trouble on Sunday and will offer free admission to the stadium to police officers as part of what they've termed "Police Appreciation Day".
The annual interstate league match between NSW and Queensland Police will be played before the main game.
Police Commissioner Ken Moroney said the law-abiding majority of Bulldogs and Sharks fans would not permit trouble to break out at the game.
"The overwhelming majority of those people will ensure a safe and secure environment," he told reporters.
Mounted police and the riot and dog squads will be deployed to deter troublemakers when the Bulldogs and Cronulla Sharks rugby league teams go head to head on Sunday.
Brawls broke out among fans when the Bulldogs played the Wests Tigers at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in March, prompting the riot squad to be rostered on for all future Bulldogs games.
The match this Sunday between the Bulldogs and the Sharks will be the first since last December's Cronulla riot, where people of Middle Eastern appearance were targeted.
In the days that followed, revenge attacks were carried out by men from Arabic backgrounds, many of whom come from the Bulldogs' home turf of south-western Sydney.
NSW Police Minister Carl Scully said more than 100 police would be deployed to Telstra Stadium this Sunday in addition to a normal contingent of security officers.
"That will include mounted police outside, that'll include sniffer dogs, it'll include riot police, general duties police and other personnel," he told reporters.
"The message is pretty simple: If you want to come along and enjoy the football, by all means do so, but if you're going there with intent to cause disquiet, you are going to be dealt with by our police."
Bulldogs club officials are keen to avoid any trouble on Sunday and will offer free admission to the stadium to police officers as part of what they've termed "Police Appreciation Day".
The annual interstate league match between NSW and Queensland Police will be played before the main game.
Police Commissioner Ken Moroney said the law-abiding majority of Bulldogs and Sharks fans would not permit trouble to break out at the game.
"The overwhelming majority of those people will ensure a safe and secure environment," he told reporters.