Police used capsicum spray on rowdy Richmond fans on Saturday night after the Tiger Army celebrated into the early hours following their historic premiership win – with footage on social media showing fans jumping on cars, burning Crows' scarves and climbing buildings.

The Tigers ended a 37-year premiership drought on Saturday afternoon with a thumping win over Adelaide at the MCG and police were – initially – full of praise for crowd behaviour on Saturday night.

Shortly before 9.30pm they said of the more than 100,000 people in the stadium, police evicted 20, arrested five people for offences including assault, drunk and disorderly behaviour and shop stealing.

But as the evening wore on, some long-suffering fans began to run amok.