McGuire calls out disgraced ex-AFL umpire's spray
Former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has taken a shot at “personality umpiring” within the AFL after Fremantle’s Jordan Clark had a match-defining free kick paid against him during the Dockers’ 10-point loss to the Blues on Saturday.
With less than a minute left to play at the Adelaide Oval and Carlton clinging to a four-point lead, Clark was caught arguing with an umpire about a previous decision, resulting in a free kick in the Blues’ forward 50 for dissent.
Carlton’s Matthew Kennedy booted a goal to extend the margin to 10 points as the clock ticked down on the match.
In response, former AFL umpire Michael Pell— who was stood down from his job on suspicion of supplying Brownlow medal information in 2022 — launched a scathing attack on Clark’s “stinky attitude”.
“The irony in all this is that I warned Jordan Clark in a COVID-19 14v14 nothing game when he was a spoilt brat and carrying on, that he needed to stop abusing umpires,” Pell wrote on X on Sunday.
“Guess he still hasn’t learnt.”
Clark was drafted to Geelong with pick No.15 in 2018, where he played 32 games between 2019 and 2021 before being traded back to his home state.
McGuire was unimpressed with Pell offering his two cents worth on Clark given he remains under investigation for corruption after allegedly placing bets on the 2022 Brownlow medal.
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