AFL Umpire Among Four Arrested in Connection with Brownlow Medal Betting

An AFL umpire is one of four people that have been arrested by Victoria police in relation to suspicious betting activity linked to the awarding of this season’s Brownlow medal.

The medal is awarded to the ‘best and fairest’ player in the Australian Football League. The winner is decided by a vote with all three umpires from each official AFL league game voting for a player at the end of each game.

Speaking of the investigation, AFL EGM Football and General Counsel Andrew Dillon said:

I want to stress that neither Victoria Police, nor the AFL have information to suggest that the outcome of the Brownlow Medal was impacted as the allegations relate solely to the leaking or improper communication of the 3,2,1 voting outcomes of some specific matches during the season.

A Victoria Police statement noted:

“It’s alleged that a person with knowledge of the voting tally of these matches distributed the information to a group of people known to them. Police are investigating how many matches may have had votes released, and exactly how much money was awarded from the bets.

At this stage, police have no information to suggest that the outcome of the votes were impacted as the allegations relate solely to the distribution of information.”

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