TWO Canterbury fans face the prospect of life bans after being identified among supporters who threw bottles at match officials — leaving a touch judge with a suspected broken shoulder last night.

Incensed Bulldogs fans, angry at their team’s loss to Souths at ANZ Stadium, hurled bottles of water from the stands, striking several officials and causing one to fall heavily.

“There’s life bans available for us and we’ll work with the stadium, club and with police to find those ­culprits,’’ NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said last night.

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“It highlights the fact we need to give more respect and attention to our match officials. I’ll be having as much dialogue as needed with the club, the stadium and the authorities to ensure appropriate penalties are handed out.

“There’s lots of marginal calls in rugby league but the fan behaviour at today’s game was completely unacceptable. We won’t tolerate it.”

NSW Police confirmed the two men have been identified, as they continue to investigate the bottle-throwing incidents.

Police said they would prosecute at least two of the alleged bottle throwers but more would be targeted after CCTV footage was reviewed.

media_camera A referee has been hit by a bottle thrown by the crowd at a Bulldogs V Rabbitohs game at ANZ Stadium

media_camera A referee has been hit by a bottle thrown by the crowd at a Bulldogs V Rabbitohs game at ANZ Stadium

Two people were also arrested for assault last night — one was for an unrelated domestic incident about 4.30pm, while the other involved a shoulder-barging incident at 6.30pm.

A 21-year-old man, believed to be a Souths supporter, was treated by paramedics after allegedly being knocked to the ground by a 38-year-old man.

Witnesses told police the older man allegedly shoulder barged the younger man from behind, causing him to fall to the ground.

He was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and given bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on April 28.

The younger man suffered a cut above his eye and was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for treatment and has since been released.

media_camera Screen Grab from 9 News shows referees getting pelted with water bottles after the Bulldogs v Rabbitohs game at ANZ Stadium.

Reports last night suggested the injured touch judge, Darren Alchin, was taken to hospital with a suspected broken shoulder.

A security officer helped Alchin to his feet and whisked him up the players’ tunnel as bottles continued to rain down.

Police said referee Gavin Morris was not struck but also slipped while trying to avoid a bottle. A man identifying himself as Alchin’s brother Andrew told 2GB last night his brother slipped on plastic while trying to dodge bottles.

“My brother was one of the interchange officials and he’s actually slipped dodging bottles walking off the field and he’s actually on his way to Westmead Hospital, in the ambulance at the moment with a broken shoulder,” Andrew Alchin said.

“His wife is just absolutely livid, the poor bugger’s just spent six months training for an Ironman (event), in a couple of weeks up at Port Macquarie.”

The wild scenes began when Souths were awarded a late penalty for an incident which left their star half-back Adam Reynolds out of the game for up to five months.

The penalty gave the Bunnies an 18-17 victory.

media_camera A touch judge is hit by a bottle at the end of the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs game.

Canterbury coach Des Hasler was quick to condemn the behaviour of his club’s fans, saying: “That is not what sport in this country is about.’’

Club CEO Raelene Castle asked Bulldogs supporters to dob in anyone involved: “We had 40,000 people enjoying a great day at the footy but anyone who took part in this ridiculous behaviour at the end of the match is not welcome at our club.”