MCC threatens lifetime bans over AFL final bottle throwing incident

MCC Chief Executive Officer Stuart Fox said he wanted to bans imposed for life. "We're very, very keen to get as many people [identified] as we can," he said. "That was just unacceptable behaviour. It's not part of our game, it's not part of coming to the 'G so we need it to stop.  "It cannot happen again." Acting Superintendent Matt Bui says police are examining CCTV footage from Saturday's match. (ABC News) Acting Superintendent Bui said police were examining a substantial amount of CCTV footage from various angles around the ground and police were keen to speak with other people who had been identified. He said extra police would be at the ground during Saturday's match and members of the Public Order Response Team would be patrolling with long-arm rifles. "If you have intentions to cause trouble or disrupt the environment for others, you can just stay home," he said. A capacity crowd is expected at the MCG for the AFL Grand Final on Saturday. (Facebook: Melbourne Cricket Ground) Food was thrown at a mother and her son during another incident during Saturday night's grand final. The boy's father this morning told Triple M radio that the AFL, MCG and the CEO of Hawthorn had offered the family tickets to the grand final. But he said his son was unwilling to go, despite being a Lions fan. "He's not too keen to be honest, he's like, 'Maybe we should just watch it from home'," the man said. A sellout crowd is expected at the MCG when the Lions face off against the Dockers during Saturday's grand final.