Four men have been charged over an alleged Brownlow Medal betting plot where the group allegedly conspired with an AFL umpire, who police say leaked votes, to place bets on the result.

Former umpire Michael Pell was arrested in 2022 over the claims several rounds of votes were leaked for the 2022 medal - won that year by Patrick Cripps.

The four men were arrested in 2022, but now, three years later more than 100 charges have been laid over betting on the 2022 and the 2021 medal (won by Ollie Wines).

The group face range of charges with the offences carrying a maximum jail term of 10 years:

A 34-year-old Glenroy man has been charged with six offences in relation to wagering on the 2021 Brownlow Medal Award, including use of corrupt conduct information for betting purposes – communicate information (x3) and undertaking a course of conduct to use corrupt conduct information for betting purposes (x3).

A 32-year-old Doreen man has been charged with 20 offences in relation to wagering on the 2021 and 2022 Brownlow Medal Awards, including undertaking a course of conduct to use corrupt conduct information for betting purposes (x18) and use of corrupt conduct information for betting purposes – communicate information (x2)

A 31-year-old Hadfield man has been charged with 23 offences in relation to wagering on the 2021 Brownlow Medal Award, including undertaking a course of conduct to use corrupt conduct information for betting purposes (x15) and undertaking a course of conduct to obtain financial advantage by deception (x8).

A 35-year-old Reservoir man has been charged with 53 offences in relation to wagering on the 2021 and 2022 Brownlow Medal Awards, including undertaking a course of conduct to use corrupt conduct information for betting purposes (x34), undertaking a course of conduct to obtain financial advantage by deception (x15), use of corrupt conduct information for betting purposes – communicate information (x3) and use of corrupt conduct information for betting purposes – encourage to bet (x1).

The statement also revealed that during the investigation several search warrants were needed as their inquiries spread across “varying suburbs”.

Pell was in his first year as an AFL umpire in 2022. He was 32 when he was interviewed by police.

The maximum penalty for the charge of “cheating at gambling and obtain financial advantage by deception” is 10 years in prison.

The four men are now set to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 11.

AFL umpires award Brownlow votes on a 3-2-1 basis at the end of each game.

There is tight security around those details until they are read out on the night of the Brownlow Medal event.

At the time of the the investigation was first made public, former CEO Gillon McLachlan was confident that the integrity of the league’s best-and-fairest award remained intact.

“I think the umpires have been hurting but I don’t think the integrity of the Brownlow is compromised in any way,” McLachlan said at the time.

“The allegations have wounded the umpires personally and I feel for them, but I don’t think it bleeds into the Brownlow (itself).”

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