Man charged after goal umpire hit with bottle during AFL match

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Man charged after goal umpire hit with bottle during AFL match

A man has been charged after allegedly throwing a bottle at a goal umpire during an AFL match in Melbourne over the weekend.

Umpire Steven Piperno was replaced halfway through the second quarter of a clash between Carlton and St Kilda at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Sunday after a bottle was thrown at his head.

Camera IconThe umpire had to be replaced after suffering a cut to the head. Credit: FOX SPORTS

Piperno suffered a cut from the incident, with Carlton officials reporting the bottle was thrown from a bay of seats near the Carlton cheer squad, according to the AAP.

Victoria Police have now charged a 23-year-old Northcote man with recklessly cause injury, discharge a missile and unlawful ******** following the alleged incident.

The 23-year-old has been bailed and is set to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on November 1.

Carlton coach Michael Voss previously said the club doesn’t tolerate the incident.

“It’s not what footy’s about,” Voss said.

“We spend a lot of time around trying to inspire and bring joy, and we want families at our football club.

“We want to create that real safe environment and I reckon we do that really well. We’ll continue to reinforce that.

“It’s something that hopefully the AFL follow-up pretty strongly. I know our club will.”

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