There were chaotic scenes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday as thousands of AFL fans were ordered to evacuate and players were told to gather in the middle of the field as a fire alarm blared.
“To all patrons at the MCG for #AFLPiesCrows, the fire alarm is a FALSE ALARM, and patrons are NOT required to evacuate,” it wrote to Twitter.
“An investigation into the issue was immediately commenced and no evidence of risk to patrons was detected,” the statement said. It comes one day after thousands of footy fans stormed the Sydney Cricket Ground as Swans star Lance “Buddy” Franklin became the sixth player in AFL history to kick 1,000 goals.
Franklin was just five goals shy of the target at the beginning of the 2022 season and came into Friday night’s Round 2 clash against Geelong on 996 career goals.
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