A 17-year-old boy has been charged and two other juveniles are assisting police with inquiries following a brawl at the Park Road Netball Courts in Nowra on Wednesday afternoon.
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Just after 1pm police were called to the Shoalhaven Netball Complex after reports of fight between two groups of boys.
Police have been told three boys, two aged 17 and another 16, were allegedly armed with metal bars when they confronted a group of six other teenage boys.
Fearing for their safety one of the group of six called triple 0.
The three other youths made off in a car.
They only managed to get around 200 metres before they were stopped and arrested by a Nowra Highway Patrol officer in Park Road.
After interviewing the teenagers, a 17-year-old was charged with being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence.
The two other teenagers are helping police with inquiries.