Awkward video footage has captured the moment the Prime Minister of Australia is forced to introduce himself to a footy fan.

PM Scott Morrison attended Friday's AFL clash between Melbourne Football Club and Geelong Cats at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

ScoMo, as he calls himself, was filmed entering the ground but stopped to shake hands with a bemused Geelong fan.

Awkward video footage has captured the moment Prime Minister Scott Morrison is forced to introduce himself to a footy fan

The PM asked the footy fan if the Cats would go well in the coming match and wished him good luck.

The seemingly unaware footy fan followed with a question.

'What's your name then?' he asked.

Mr Morrison responded with a smile and a handshake, replying: 'My name's ScoMo.'

The video was shared to Twitter by 9news where social media users responded to the uncomfortable greeting.

'That is just so...cringe,' one person tweeted.

The PM asked the footy fan if the cats would go well in the coming match and wished him good luck

The seemingly unaware footy fan asked for Mr Morrison's name and the PM replied: 'My name's ScoMo'

'Poor bugger. Approached for a PR handshake, then his team lost. All round rotten night for him,' wrote another.

Other users drew attention to the fact the PM addressed himself as 'ScoMo,' instead of Scott or Mr Morrison.

'One thing that people should never do .... call themselves by their Nickname especially when it's lame and you're the Prime Minister FFS,' one Twitter user argued.

'For f*** sake Scott. And that is your name isn't it? Not one PM or President in the world has given themselves a nick-name. Dumb, plain dumb,' tweeted another.

Mr Morrison has 'ScoMo' next to his name on his official Facebook page.