Channel 7 commentator Nick Riewoldt has shared more details on his altercation with a fan before last week’s qualifying final between Adelaide and Collingwood .

Riewoldt was preparing to go on camera, alongside Bruce McAvaney, when a fan came from behind.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nick Riewoldt in altercation with fan.

The fan can be heard saying, “Heath Shaw, Heath Shaw ... he’s come up behind him like a librarian” before grabbing the St Kilda champion from behind.

The taunt was in reference to Shaw’s famous smother on Riewoldt in the 2010 AFL grand final replay.

Riewoldt instinctively reacted by pushing the fan away to protect those around him, unaware of how serious the situation might be.

“We’re out on the footbridge at Adelaide Oval, which is one of the great pilgrimages in f

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