PORT Adelaide has banned a female fan from Adelaide Oval for 12 months for allegedly throwing beer at an Essendon player on Saturday night.

The supporter — who has not been identified to the media — is the first patron to be sanctioned under the new code of conduct for football fans at the Oval.

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The Power says the fan is not a member of the Port Adelaide Football Club. She was evicted after allegedly throwing beer on Essendon midfielder David Myers at the end of Saturday night’s match that was won by the Bombers.

The Essendon Football Club did not want to lodge a complaint against the fan.

But the Power has enforced the “Everyone is Welcome” campaign launched by the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs that demands fans and members behave to a strict code of conduct at the Oval to protect the stadium’s image.

Port chief executive Keith Thomas last night revealed his club was concerned by a “very small minority” of fans who gather by the race of opposition teams at the southern end of the Oval. He has ordered extra security at the Power’s home games to monitor this group’s behaviour.

“We will act quickly and decisively to remove anyone behaving inappropriately,” Thomas said. “If the offender happens to be a member, their membership will be cancelled immediately.

“The problem lies with a very small minority of supporters, and it must stop.

“I do not want our club’s reputation damaged by an undisciplined few.”

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