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Two individuals were arrested wrong the MCG pursuing Thursday night's clash betwixt Collingwood and Carlton aft reports claimed they were alleged to person been 'carrying aggregate loaded firearms'.
According to The Herald Sun, the 2 men were alleged to person circumvented the MCG's information measures and had allegedly concealed the weapons by 'hiding them successful their trousers'.
Following the match, Victoria constabulary issued a statement, confirming that a 21-year-old antheral from Roxburgh Park and a 37-year-old antheral from Broadmeadows were some arrested and taken into custody.
It is understood that constabulary officers were alerted to 2 individuals who had been 'causing a disturbance' successful the assemblage during the second-half of Carlton's 17-point decision by bitter rivals Collingwood.
Police added that nary 1 was injured pursuing the incident. It is not known however the men gained entree to the crushed portion allegedly carrying the weapons.
In a connection issued to Channel 7 newsman Mitch Cleary, Victoria Police said: 'Police were called by information astatine the MCG to assistance with 2 males refusing to permission the venue owed to their behaviour.
Two men were arrested astatine the MCG connected Thursday nighttime aft reports claimed they had allegedly 'carried aggregate loaded weapons' into the venue
Police were alerted to a disturbance successful the assemblage during Carlton's 17-point decision by Collingwood
Victoria constabulary accidental that nary 1 was injured during the matter. They added that officers had arrested a 21-year-old and a 37-year-old man
'As a consequence, constabulary person arrested 2 males and during a search, it is alleged that 2 firearms were located connected each of these males.'
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Victoria Police, the MCG and the AFL for comment.
In 2024, the MCG upgraded it's information systems by deploying a caller AI-based screening strategy successful concern with Evolv Technology - a pioneer successful the information screening space.
Fans attending the MCG walk done 1 of the brand's airdrome security-style Evolv Express information gates earlier scanning their tickets astatine the turnstiles - which person besides been upgraded successful the past twelvemonth to incorporated 'touchless' technology.
According to a press merchandise from the institution issued successful March, the scanners are designed to 'differentiate betwixt weapons and communal metals radical carry'.
The AI-based scanners are designed to scan ample quantities of radical entering the crushed astatine immoderate 1 time, with astir 3,500 fans capable to entree done 1 scanner each hour, according to reports from The Herald Sun.
Before the software's introduction, stewards had to manually cheque visitors entering the crushed for forbidden items.
Last year, MCG main executive, Stuart Fox, told the Herald Sun: 'We privation everyone to person the champion acquisition imaginable erstwhile they travel to the ‘G, truthful we are ever looking astatine caller innovation to assistance elevate this.
Police added that nary 1 was injured pursuing the incident. It is not known however the 2 men had gained entree to the ground
It comes aft the iconic cricket venue had upgraded it's information systems successful the past year
'We person invested successful immoderate unthinkable cutting-edge exertion that volition acceptable a caller modular for security, ratio and convenience.'
It came arsenic Carlton suffered their 4th decision connected the bounce, connected Thursday night.
Despite taking a pb heading into half-time, Michael Voss' broadside waned successful the 2nd term, with Collingwood booting 4 goals aft the interruption to springiness themselves a 25-point pb heading into the last quarter.
Despite precocious goals from Oliver Hollands and George Hewett, the Blues could not equine a comeback connected their opponents, yet suffering a 8.15 (63) to 6.10 (46) defeat.
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