Wild footage has captured the moment a group of ‘eshay’ teenagers squared up to international students outside a major Sydney university.
The teens got into a heated exchange with the Chinese nationals outside a student housing complex in Ultimo, in the city’s inner-west.
Five teenagers are seen in a heated exchange with the students before three collected their bikes and moved away, in a TikTok posted this week.
Two of the teens stayed back, prompting one of the international students to pick an item off the ground and lob it at the younger boys.
One of the teens threw his fists in front of his face and began bobbing around on the pavement as his friend egged him on from the sidelines.
He launched into an expletive-laden spray before charging toward the student, who landed a swift kick to his stomach, quickly bringing the dispute to a close.
The group of teenagers were seen yelling over their shoulders as they made off towards Darling Harbour on their bikes.
Aussies were left divided over who was to blame for the brazen daylight brawl.
The teens squared up to the Chinese nationals outside a student housing complex in Ultimo, in the city’s inner-west, in vision shared earlier this week (pictured)
Some said the older students should have walked away.
‘It’s dumb that [the student] didn’t walk away. There’s already footage of the kids, so report them. Fighting them is just for your ego,’ they said.
‘Honestly, that kid didn’t even want to fight. Could see it in his eyes, just showing off to his friends,’ another agreed.
‘Try hard kids are everywhere on the east coast now. Parenting fails for sure,’ one commenter wrote.
Many labelled the group as eshays, known as members of an unofficial youth subculture with roots in Western Sydney and the graffiti scene.
‘Eshays’ are known for their affinity for Nike TN shoes, activewear and polo shirts.
Australians have also noted a rise in teenagers or ‘wannabe gangsters’ posting footage of suspected brawls and bashings to social media.
