▁back ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁grand stand ▁and ▁other ▁structures ▁for ▁a ▁better ▁view . ▁The ▁gates ▁were ▁shut ▁for ▁safety ▁reasons ▁when ▁the ▁ven ue ▁reached ▁capacity , ▁resulting ▁in ▁ri ots ▁outside ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁further ▁spect ators ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁ground . ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators ▁were ▁turned ▁away ▁at ▁the ▁gate . ▁Pre - s ale ▁ticket ing ▁for ▁final s ▁was ▁introduced ▁from ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁these ▁events , ▁and ▁the ▁crowd ▁record ▁stood ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁V FL ▁Grand ▁Final ▁– ▁after ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Stand . ▁ ▁A ▁scene ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁captured ▁in ▁Jam ie ▁Cooper ' s ▁painting ▁The ▁Game ▁That ▁Made ▁Australia , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁A FL ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁sport : ▁Col ling wood ' s ▁Neil ▁Mann ▁and ▁Melbourne ' s ▁Ian ▁R id ley ▁fighting ▁amongst ▁the ▁spect ators ▁who ▁were ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁ar ena ▁( but ▁behind ▁the ▁boundary ▁line ). ▁ ▁Teams ▁ ▁{ | ▁| val ign =" top " | ▁ ▁U mp ire : ▁All an ▁Nash ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Go alk ick ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁A FL ▁T ables : ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Grand ▁Final ▁ ▁The ▁Official ▁statistical ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁A FL ▁