When we played Collingwood and Carlton at their home grounds my memory is we got a flogging by the umpires. There is no doubt there was a fair degree of crowd intimidation. I remember beating Collingwood at Victoria Park in the latter part of the 70's and we were pelted with cans as we walked down the race. Fortunately the race was wired enclosed, and they were full cans. Those were the days when you could go in the rooms after the games.
Carlton was very bad in that they goaded opposition supporters, and what has been forgotten is someone was king hit in front of the Carlton members stand and died.
Lets not forget the feral Essendon supporters at Windy Hill. You dared not go in the dunnies after a game wearing red and white.
The umpire intimidation at Windy Hill was chronic.
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