 Two police officers were appointed to investigate the alleged comments by the umpires, however found nothing regarding the accused bribery.He is fifth on the AFL Umpiring all-time records for the number of finals games officiated with 33; one behind fellow 2006-listed umpire Darren Goldspink.He has also won the All Australian Umpire of the year 4 times over his AFL career in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006.