Port Adelaide Football Club officials have since met with the offender.  

The club said the offender deeply regrets her actions and has agreed to take part in the club’s industry leading cultural awareness sessions.

The offender supplied the following statement for release:

“I would like to sincerely apologise for my behaviour on Saturday night at the Showdown,” she said.

“To the entire Port Adelaide Football Club community, I deeply regret any embarrassment I have caused as a result of my actions.

“I apologise to Eddie Betts and the Adelaide Football Club as it was never my intention to cause harm or distress to your players or supporters.

“Going to a game of football is meant to be a fun and enjoyable event for all and I apologise for ruining it for so many.

“I regret my momentary lapse of judgement and I did not attend the game with the predetermined attitude of bringing the game into disrepute or to offend anyone.

“Unfortunately, the emotions of the game got the better of me and I hope you all accept my apology.

“I will accept the sanctions given to me as a result of this incident, with the strongest understanding that there is no place for this kind of behaviour.”

Betts said he was disappointed in the behaviour and was keen to move on so he could concentrate on the Crows' upcoming finals series.

"It's a little bit disappointing that someone is trying to aim at you while you're playing on the field," Betts said.

"We go out there to play footy and to entertain. We don't want to be fearing for (our safety) and dodging stuff that comes onto the field.

"I think I can speak for every AFL player in saying, period, you shouldn’t throw anything on the field."

He said the majority of supporters had been fantastic since he joined the Crows.

"Hopefully, we can all learn something from this weekend," Betts said.

"I’ve just got to find a way to put it aside because we’ve got finals coming up and we’ve got West Coast on Friday night, that’s the main thing I need to focus on."