Parents on the outer at junior netball and football finals

Sutherland Shire Netball Association reported the incident on its Facebook page with a reminder that, for grand finals this weekend, each team is allowed to have only 15 people, including players, coaches, managers, umpires and spectators.

The details of the report to police were not revealed in the post by association president Karen Salter and executive, who wrote: "Congratulations everyone. We have made it to day 9 and our grand final celebration.

"Last Saturday, our finals day at The Ridge, we received a COVID visit from NSW Police during the 12:00 time slot following a complaint. We were requested to make additional announcements that the NSW police were in attendance to ensure adherence to public health orders.

"As part of our grand final celebration we must all continue to follow our COVID Safety Plan. We all understand that this is far from a normal season but this is not a normal year. We are limited to 500 persons in each of our outdoor playing zones.

"That equates to a maximum of 15 people per team, per court, including players, coaches, managers, umpires and spectators.

"Thank you to all our members and their families for their understanding and compliance with our return to play plan. We look forward to your continued support and co-operation on our finals day at Bellingara."

The limit on the number of parents who can attend junior sport finals came under fire on the Leader Facebook page after yesterday's announcement by Premier Gladys Berejiklian that crowds of up to 40,000 will be allowed at NRL finals.

Many people complained about the "inconsistency" of rules, which have also cut numbers at HSC graduation ceremonies and stopped dancing at weddings.

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