Onlookers at Sunday's Reclink Community Cup got more than they bargained for when four people allegedly took to the field for a probably-bit-too-casual spot of streaking, three of whom have now been charged over the incident.
As News Corp reports, police are still investigating the identity of the fourth accused streaker.
The three accused men who were arrested, all aged in their 20s, were hit with a $626 fine under charges of indecent and obscene behaviour and will receive penalty notices, according to Victoria Police spokeswoman Anita Brens and spokesman Sergeant Adam West.
The weekend's match saw music-media types in the Megahertz go down to the musicians of the Rockdogs in the annual match-up of Aussie rules for a cause, with proceeds going to the charity at the centre of the event, Reclink.
According to The Music writer Mikaelie Evans, the first "eyeful" came in the third quarter, as the streaker was chased off by a player. "The Rockdogs' water boy [came] to hydrate the team, also butt-naked," she wrote. "One streaker score[d] a goal with his own footy, and another crouche[d] down on the field to scull his beer."
At the end of the game, she said, "Two naked males join[ed] the celebration, one on top of the other's shoulders."
However, News Corp reports that Reclink chief executive John Ballis wasn't too chuffed about the streaking, saying: "Under no circumstances would we condone streaking at any Reclink event, which includes the Community Cup."
The next match in the six-city Community Cup event will be held in Adealide, at Norwood Oval, on Sunday 16 July, with further games in Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart and Perth yet to come.
See the website for more information and, if you're heading along, please keep your pants on.
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