The SCG brawl between Tom Papley and Toby Greene that was 'always going to happen'
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As if anyone was expecting anything less.
It was Giants skipper Toby Greene who picked a fight with Swans goal sneak Tom Papley on the quarter-time siren of their qualifying final at the SCG on Saturday.
The pair, dubbed the "agitators" of the league, went at it following a free kick awarded to Papley on the siren.
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Greene went to the turf with the ball and refused to give it to Papley when the free kick was paid.
It left Swans fans screaming for a 50 metre penalty, but the field umpire looked to calm the frustration, declaring that there was no such thing as a time delay when the siren has already sounded.
Tom Papley and Toby Green go at it. Fox
Papley quickly threw the ball on his foot, kicking a torpedo from outside 50.
It fell well short of the goals, but Papley had his eye on something else.
Greene.
The pair then engaged in a brawl that saw both sides eventually involved.
The melee at the SCG at quarter time. Fox
Papley and Greene fell to the SCG turf and were stampeded by their teammates.
"This was always going to happen. Odds on Papley and Greene," Luke Darcy said on 7.
The melee finally came to an end a few minutes later.
The winner of this match will advance to a home preliminary final.
