Ex-umpire accused of using Brownlow info

Former AFL umpire Michael Pell is accused of placing Brownlow Medal bets under a different name. Picture: Joel Carrett/ AAP

MELBOURNE: An ex-AFL umpire has been accused of placing fraudulent bets under a different account name about players he knew would receive Brownlow Medal votes and passing insider information onto others. Michael Pell, who resigned from AFL umpiring in 2022, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with six betting fraud offences over the 2021 […]

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