Rugby league brawl bans leave boys heartbroken Marley, 17 and Jordan, 17, have been banned from playing rubgy league because of a brawl / Pic: Matthew Sullivan Source: News Limited A TEENAGE rugby league player banned from play the game he loves until he's nearly 40 said his heart has been broken by his two-decade exile over a vicious brawl that has stained the code's reputation as a family friendly sport. Seven under-19 rugby league players from the Mt Druitt-based Western City Tigers were banned for a total of 92 years by Penrith Junior Rugby League this week. One was suspended for 25 years, two for 20 years, while three each copped 12, 10 and five year exiles over the melee involving more than 40 players and spectators at a semi-final in North Richmond earlier this month. Jordan, 17, has been painted as the chief villain after he was photographed allegedly attempting to stomp on another player's head. The Hebersham Year 12 student hasn't been back to school since his photo was published. The quiet teen said being banned until he was 37 and facing the prospect of not being able to watch his future children play rugby league had destroyed him. It broke my heart. I've been playing for 13 years, I've been playing my whole life," he said. He said he snapped when his teammate, Marley, was racially abused after the team had just lost the sudden death semi-final in golden point extra time 14-12 from a penalty goal to the Penrith Waratahs. Marley had leapt up unsuccessfully to block the ball after which the player who had kicked the goal rubbed salt into the Tigers' wounds in the most hurtful way possible. "He said 'take that you black c***s'," Marley said. Instead of reacting to the taunt, Marley calmed his teammates but when the players shook hands that's when things turned ugly. Jordan said one player called him a sore loser and he responded by grabbing his shirt. "That's when I turned and I lost it and I just grabbed him and everybody ran in," he said. It was just a small fight. One of the Waratahs' parents who had allegedly been racially taunting the Tigers team and supporters throughout the game, despite having a few players of colour in his son's team, ran into the fight, tackling one of the Tigers and Jordan reacted by punching him. Lethbridge Park teenager Brendan Garner, 18, who has Aboriginal and Pacific Islander heritage and was also banned for 20 years for kicking, said there was no place for racism in modern sport. It is not acceptable anywhere, especially at their age. They tried the whole game to get under our skin," he said. Mr Garner said the same man who tackled his teammate earlier had racially abused Marley when was he injured during the game. "He said just drag the black c**t off the field'," he said. Parents of the boys said officials at the game did nothing to curb the rising tensions despite being asked to repeatedly. Mr Garner said the punishment handed down was unfair. This whole thing is one-sided they are targeting us. Probably because we're from Mount Druitt and we're not a rich club," he said. Our team is not a team we are family. Now we're all broken up. Penrith Panthers chairman Don Feltis. Marley received only a six match ban despite being found not guilty of kicking and all three admitted reacting with violence was wrong. No Waratahs players were banned for fighting. All but one of the 10 players who fronted the junior judiciary at the Panthers home ground, Centrebet Stadium, on Tuesday and Wednesday night were from the Tigers team, including two players already suspended from an incident the week before the August 11 match. He said the players could still attend NRL games as spectators but could play no part in any rugby league team across Australia. The lengthy bans were not the longest in the district's history with one man receiving a 30 year ban for assaulting a referee a decade ago in Blacktown. Mr Feltis said he was investigating claims about verbal racial abuse but said no formal complaint had been made. He laid the blame solely on the parents and spectators of the boys for escalating a small scuffle into a violent melee. Mr Feltis said there was no alcohol being served at Turnbull Oval because it was a junior game, but police couldn't confirm if alcohol was brought to the game by spectators. Mr Feltis said there was nothing ground officials could do to stop the violence and Hawkesbury police have formed strike force Calandra to investigate the incident. Hawkesbury crime manager Detective Inspector Paul McHugh told the Telegraph police were still reviewing footage and taking statements but no charges were immediately pending. He said one person had complained to Penrith police the night after the brawl and police were appealing for any witnesses and additional footage.