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Umpire felt 'threatened' by player, fan abuse after unruly AFL finale

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  • A 34-year-old man is expected to be charged after allegedly throwing a plate of food at a woman and a child during the Hawthorn-Brisbane AFL preliminary final at the MCG.
  • Bottles and cans were thrown onto the field after the game, including some aimed at the umpires as they walked off the MCG after a holding-the-ball decision by field umpire Hayden Meyer against Jarman Impey that gave Brisbane a go-ahead goal with 18 seconds remaining.
  • Despite the protestations from Hawthorn fans, Impey admitted the umpires made the right call.

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A 34-year-old man is expected to be charged after allegedly throwing a plate of food at a woman and a child during the Hawthorn-Brisbane AFL preliminary final at the MCG.

Police have interviewed the man and another 56-year-old Tullamarine man, who was identified after allegedly throwing a bottle onto the MCG's field of play at the conclusion of the match.

The Tullamarine man has been fined $418 under the Major Events Act.

Bottles and cans were thrown onto the field after the game, including some aimed at the umpires as they walked off the MCG after a holding-the-ball decision by field umpire Hayden Meyer against Jarman Impey that gave Brisbane a go-ahead goal with 18 seconds remaining.

Meyer was confronted by Hawthorn captain James Sicily and defender Tom Barrass in the aftermath of his decision.

"The abuse that came my way, I felt threatened," Meyer told reporters on Wednesday.

"I expressed exactly that [to the AFL] — the language, and the way that those two players, James [Sicily] and Tom [Barrass], came at me, I felt threatened and intimidated in that situation."

Meyer refused to make a call on whether the Hawks pair should be suspended instead.

Despite the protestations from Hawthorn fans, Impey admitted the umpires made the right call.

"It was the right decision," he told the Kick It Forward podcast at the Brownlow Medal on Monday night.

"Naturally, when you think there are 30-40 seconds to go, you try and hold it in go from there, but credit to Hayden."

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