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CELEBRATIONS at St George Leagues Club soured after a brawl sparked by overcrowding ended with a man allegedly being Tasered by police.
The Riot Squad was called in the early hours of the morning when police locked down the club because of serious overcrowding.
Angry fans in the carpark vented their frustrations on security guards, with two guards assaulted at the front door.
Police quickly moved in to quell the violence and it is understood officers allegedly used capsicum spray to subdue one man.
There were a number of arrests and fans in the carpark of the Leagues Club reported seeing police allegedly using a Taser gun on one man.
A man was later taken to hospital after he suffered a suspected cardiac arrest during the melee.
A police spokeswoman said the man was reported to be in a serious condition.
Witnesses said police officers and paramedics continued to perform emergency CPR on the man in the back of the ambulance as he was being rushed to St George Hospital.
"Something very bad has happened," a police officer said.
Rumours continued to flood Twitter early this morning as fans tweeted they were turned away from the club, saying they had heard a man was allegedly Tasered after the brawl erupted.
Riot Squad officers continued to patrol the area early this morning after fans became agitated following the man's collapse
Typical St.Merge behaviour, they really are a joke of a club with the worst fans in the NRL along with the Dogs.
The Riot Squad was called in the early hours of the morning when police locked down the club because of serious overcrowding.
Angry fans in the carpark vented their frustrations on security guards, with two guards assaulted at the front door.
Police quickly moved in to quell the violence and it is understood officers allegedly used capsicum spray to subdue one man.
There were a number of arrests and fans in the carpark of the Leagues Club reported seeing police allegedly using a Taser gun on one man.
A man was later taken to hospital after he suffered a suspected cardiac arrest during the melee.
A police spokeswoman said the man was reported to be in a serious condition.
Witnesses said police officers and paramedics continued to perform emergency CPR on the man in the back of the ambulance as he was being rushed to St George Hospital.
"Something very bad has happened," a police officer said.
Rumours continued to flood Twitter early this morning as fans tweeted they were turned away from the club, saying they had heard a man was allegedly Tasered after the brawl erupted.
Riot Squad officers continued to patrol the area early this morning after fans became agitated following the man's collapse
Typical St.Merge behaviour, they really are a joke of a club with the worst fans in the NRL along with the Dogs.
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