'Beyond a joke': AFL fan warned by police for 'barracking too loud'

A passionate Collingwood fan claims police threatened to evict him from the Magpies’ Queen’s Birthday clash with Melbourne for “barracking too loud”.

39-year-old Magpies fan Simon Grech was seated in the Collingwood members section when he claims to have been approached by police.

Speaking to The Age, Mr Grech said police themselves freely admitted he had not been swearing or using any other abusive language, but that he was nonetheless warned to tone it down.

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Mr Grech says police told him they were simply following protocol.

“I want to to know whose orders are they acting on because it's getting beyond a joke," Mr Grech said.

"I'm not at the ballet, I'm at the footy. I pay $1000 a year, why should the AFL take my money and then take away my right to support my team?

"For the whole second half I didn't say boo.

“They used the words 'unsociable barracking' or something like that - do they want us to wear seat belts now so we can't jump up?

"You want me to start fairy-clapping? Are we at a cupcake contest?"

The incident gained notoriety after a nearby fan posted to Twitter about the incident.

Fan behaviour at AFL games has been under the spotlight after a range of incidents marred the early stages of the season.

Three men were banned for three years by the AFL after an ugly brawl during a March match between Richmond and Carlton.

In May, an intellectually disabled Hawthorn supporter was assaulted by a Melbourne supporter.

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Footage of the incident was widely shared.

Mr Grech’s confrontation with police wasn’t the only controversial policing of fan behaviour in round 12.

A man was thrown out of the Carlton versus Brisbane clash on Saturday, for reportedly calling one of the umpires a "bald-headed flog".