St Kilda held off Port Adelaide’s late surge for a 81-67 win at Adelaide Oval, but the match is remembered for a heated umpire standoff with Power midfielder Zak Butters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Umpire Nick Foot reported Butters for abusive language after a free kick, awarding Saints ruckman Mitch Owens a goal from point-blank range, yet no audio captured what Butters said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Butters insists he only asked ‘What was that for?’ with teammate Ollie Wines backing him up, while journalist Tom Morris notes no mic evidence of a slur; the AFL Match Review Officer decides Monday on any charge amid calls for transparency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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