AFL umpires are pelted with bottles as they leave the field at the MCG, according to multiple reports. The incident occurs after play ends and the officials move off the ground.
The sources all attribute the bottle-throwing to Hawthorn supporters in the crowd leaving the venue. The reports describe the officers being targeted as they depart, rather than during active play.
While the accounts agree on what happens and who is blamed, they do not provide further consistent detail on whether any umpires are injured, whether security staff intervene, or whether police are involved. The coverage focuses on the disruption to the officials’ departure from the stadium rather than on subsequent disciplinary or legal outcomes.
