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Two pitch invaders, violence in the stands and a wave of evictions took the gloss off the showpiece of the AFL's celebration of Indigenous Australia at the MCG on Saturday night.

The Dreamtime at the 'G clash between Richmond and Essendon turned sour from the three quarter time break, when two spectators invaded the pitch - before a brawl broke out in the fourth term.

Victoria Police said more than 50 people were evicted from the ground during the match and two officers were assaulted. 

Footage taken by a fan shows security staff struggling to contain a pitch invader dressed in Tigers colours inside the 50-metre arc - then, as the offender is being led away, another person dressed in Richmond gear jumps over the fence and is wrestled to the ground by two more guards.

A violent clash broke out between two groups of men near the Tigers' cheer squad in the fourth quarter, according to a report in the read more from dailymail.....