Footy Pie
Team Captain
It wasn't howden on holidays it was the wakool official who walked the umps off the ground he saw the whole thing gave evidence to the investigator was waiting on the phone for the tribunal to call him but weren't allowed because of a stupid rule..
Different people have different versions. Don't get me wrong, no one should ever touch an umpire, but this was a bit of carry on after a controversial decision cost Nully a game, with the umpires maybe using this to deflect the situation away from what happened towards the end. If the NFC believed what was claimed, Doran would not be sitting on the match committee now. But they believed his word (and don't forget Doran has won a league identity award), and the word of the witnesses, that at no stage did Doran 'push' (or purposely touch) umpire Howden. It has been dealt with, move on. Interesting times ahead with the final 4 not yet set.