The Crows fan who slapped Easton Wood has been banned from the Adelaide Oval for the rest of the season.
The male fan who reached over the groundโs fence and slapped the Bulldogsโ captain on the bottom, is not a Crows member and the ban has been applied by the Ovalsโ Stadium Management Authority.
"My preference would be to able to go to work and not get slapped on the arse by a complete stranger."
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The club and the SMA conducted an investigation to identify the man โwho is not a club member and had borrowed the ticket from an acquaintance.โ
โThe SMA has banned the person involved from attending AFL games at Adelaide Oval for the rest of the season,โ the club added in a statement.
โThe Crows member who lent their ticket is extremely remorseful the incident occurred and has received a warning from the club.โ
While the Adelaide Football Club encourage their members to pass on their tickets if they cannot attend matches, they have issued a notice to remind ticket borrowers about responsible behaviour while attending games.
Wood said he was surprised but not hurt by the incident.
โMy preference would be to be able to go to work and not get slapped on the arse by a complete stranger.
โIโll be fine and hopefully it doesnโt happen again,โ he said on Channel Sevenโs Game Day.
