Footy fans 'ARE being spied on' in the stands at AFL matches

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Footy fans claim they're being spied on while cheering in the stands at AFL games, after the league's chief executive denied a crackdown on fan behaviour. 

Cheer squads at Friday's game between Essendon and Hawthorn at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium said they felt uncomfortable and awkward given the extra scrutiny on AFL crowds.

Journalist and football presenter Nat Edwards took to Twitter to say the fans in her section of the stadium felt like they were always being watched.

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'I was on level three and it was very awkward,' Ms Edwards wrote.

'Security was staring down anyone who became animated and several fans were warned for just barracking.'

'It was like we were being spied on.' 

The tweet comes days after AFL boss Gillon McLachlan denied any type of crackdown on crowd behaviour in the stands.

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