ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Taylor Walker of the Crows leads his team off the ground after winning the round 10 AFL match between the Adelaide Crows and the Greater Western Sydney Giants at Adelaide Oval on May 28, 2016 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

South Australia hosted the Northern Territory in a women's match on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval.

It was another great showcase of women's football in Australia and was the also the curtain raiser to the Crows/Giants AFL match later on that evening.

However, several impatient Adelaide players took to the field to warm up for their match while the women's game was still being played.

Adelaide posted pictures of their players warming up on their Twitter account, which showed some of their players on the arena while the women's match was in progress.

Image: Adelaide Crows.

Matt Crowe, who attended the game shared the following picture on Facebook.

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Image: Matt Crowe.

Several fans voiced their concerns on the Facebook page, Girls Play Footy.

Were the Adelaide players disrespectful?

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  1. 5/220 High Street VERY DISRESPECTFUL AT A TIME WHEN THE AFL ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL. IT SHOWS A LACK OF CARE FOR THE WOMEN PLAYERS, AS WELL AS THE WOMEN WHO WERE AT THE GAME, AS WELL AS OTHER SPECTATORS PRESENT. IS THIS JUST ANOTHER THING WE NEED TO EDUCATE PLAYERS ABOUT? WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO SO AS POLITENESS REQUIRES GIVING OTHERS A FAIR GO. IT SHOWS A LACK OF CARE FROM COACHES AND ADELAIDE OFFICIALS. DO THEY FORGET THAT WOMEN MAKE AT LEAST HALF OF THE FOOTBALL AUDIENCE.

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