Brisbane Roar star Danny Tiatto flipped off his hometown fans in last night's 2-1 defeat at Melbourne Victory. Tiatto flipped his middle finger while his image was being shown on the Etihad Stadium big screen last night in reaction to opposition fans breaking into a chorus of boos.

But the pictures were also being broadcast live on Fox Sports at the time, which is likely to provoke a ''please explain'' from A-League officials, who could take disciplinary action.

Former Manchester City and Leicester City ace Tiatto had minutes earlier been shown a yellow card for a crude bodycheck on Victory's ex-Brisbane winger Robbie Kruse to earn the ire of Victory supporters.