Penalties to the Macleay Valley Rangers, an official and one Wallis Lake player are still subject to appeal.

Both clubs were issued fines.

No Rangers players received a punishment.

The decision was made following investigations by an independent chairman of the disciplinary committee into the altercation between spectators and visiting players which led to the abandonment of the preliminary final between Rangers and Wallis Lake.

The appeal process will involve a new independent panel.

Football Mid North Coast chairman, Mike Parsons, claimed the punishments would send a clear message.

“This behaviour is not acceptable to the board of Football Mid North Coast nor our 7000 registered participants in this area who find ourselves embarrassed by the conduct of a very small group of people,” Parsons said.

The Wallis Lake players who have received charges were involved in the preliminary final replay on September 19 and played in the grand final victory against Port United on September 23.

Parsons told the Fairfax committee members and the general manager discussed how to handle the process and due to the complexity of the incident they were forced into a lengthy process.

“All the committee members and the general manager spent hours discussing the possibilities and various scenarios and we reached a unanimous decision to hold the replay of the final on Tuesday night at a mutual ground with the winning team to advance to the grand final and have a chance to win the premiership,” Parsons said.

“We were never going to be able to hold a hearing before the next match.

“We approached the situation that everyone was innocent until proven guilty.

“In hindsight, we have acted accordingly and correctly.”

The fallout of the abandoned match will continue with the appeal process beginning next week.