The Down County Board have come down hard on the two clubs involved in a recent high-profile brawl, banning Ballyholland and Downpatrick from the 2019 senior football championship.
The clubs' recent league game descended into violence, which spilled over onto the terraces with spectators becoming involved.
Down's Competitions Control Committee has handed out stiff punishment to both, with next year's ban the most severe.
A number of players have also been proposed for lengthy bans, several for 48 weeks and one for 96 weeks - the longest suspension allowable under the GAA's rules.
All of the punishments are proposed and can be challenged. The clubs and players are entitled to ask for a hearing of their case and if they are unsuccessful at this stage they can then appeal the hearing's findings.
Their final port of call, should the punishment be upheld on appeal, is the Disputes Resolution Authority.
The clubs are expected to challenge their exclusion from the championship in '19 as the brawl took place in a different competition.
This was just one of a number of recent flash-points in football matches which were captured on mobile phone cameras, with others taking place in Tyrone and Derry.
