Australian Football Hall of Fame legend Leigh Matthews has gone into bat for the umpire at the centre of Cam Rayner’s controversial free kicks in last Friday night’s qualifying final between Geelong and Brisbane .

Furore erupted around the MCG after back-to-back free kicks awarded in Rayner’s favour sparked a stunning three-goal turnaround on the stroke of half time,

Geelong’s Tyson Stengle was lining up a goal to extend the Cats’ lead after a flurry of four-straight goals, before a free kick was curiously paid to Cam Rayner in the goalsquare at the other end of the ground against Mark O’Connor for a shove in the back.

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