Michael Avon is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 field umpire in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

. He has umpired 114 career games in the AFL.

In 2005 he was dropped for a week after mistakingly asking Essendon's Ty Zantuck

Ty Zantuck

Ty Zantuck is an Australian rules footballer.The 188 cm Zantuck is a strong unit, weighing in at 93 kg. He began his career at the Richmond Football Club as a tough, solid defender after being drafted in 2000...

 who had infringed, rather than Fremantle's Matthew Carr

Matthew Carr

Matthew Carr is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and St Kilda in the Australian Football League . He played as a half-back flanker and began his football career at East Fremantle...

 who should have received the free kick, if he wished to allow the behind to stand or if he wished to have another shot. Not surprisingly the defender agreed to allow the minor score to remain.

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