WATCH: Basketball Brawl

Tuesday, 3 July 2018 05:41

By Taylah Strano

The Australian Boomers came to blows with the Philippines national team during World Cup qualifiers.

It's a brawl which has drawn criticism from around the globe.

The Australian Boomers team ended their first round FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers by throwing punches against their Filipino competitors.

The Aussies were leading by 31 points in a 79-48 clash when the fight broke out in the third quarter.

Australian player Chris Goulding was elbowed in the face following a Filipino offensive foul.

The confrontation between Goulding and another player prompted Daniel Kickert to elbow the Philippine's Roger Ray Pogoy, which then ignited a full court brawl.

Fox Sports commentator Matt Russell was commentating Monday's clash when the fight broke out.

“These are sad, disgraceful, deplorable scenes in the Philippines,” Russell said on Fox Sports as he watched a violent, abhorrent brawl take place between the Philippines and Australia," he said from behind the microphone.

“I have never seen anything like this in all my years covering professional sport involving Australian teams.”

No athlete deserves this - hope @sobes2zero is OK #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/VHejOHdUzP
— John Casey (@JohnCasey2880) July 2, 2018

As the fight eventually died down a Filipino official said the game would be continuing.

Thirteen players from both teams were ejected from the game leaving the Philippines with just three men on the court.

Boomer's players Thon Maker, Daniel Kickert, Nathan Sobey, and Chris Goulding were ejected, along with nine Filipino players.

The nine Filipino players ejected were Japeth Aguilar, Jeth Rosario, Roger Ray Pogoy, Terrence Bill Romeo, Matthew Wright, Calvin Abueva, Andray Blatche, Carl Bryan Cruz, and Jayson Castro.

Two of the Philippines remaining players, June Mar Fajardo and Gave Norwood purposefully fouled themselves out ending the game with just Baser Amer left on court.

The game ended within at the 1:57 mark of the third quarter. Australia claimed victory in the 89-53 point match.

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