WELL, it looks like Dane Rampe’s been paying attention to the news.

In the first quarter of the Swans’ clash with Carlton, Rampe gave away a free kick after he was adjudged to have held Charlie Curnow and blocked his run at the footy.

And Rampe wasn’t impressed at all.

In scenes reminiscent of when Sam Mitchell said Gary Ablett had received a free kick for being “Gary Ablett”, Rampe got specific with his backchat.

In a conversation with umpire Nick Foot caught on camera, Rampe protested the decision, with a touch of humour — referencing Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson having a coffee with Gillon McLachlan after he complained about Sydney defenders Rampe and Heath Grundy blocking forwards.

After Foot said, “you’ve got your arms around him and you’re preventing him from leading”, Rampe quickly responded “Clarko would be happy with that, well done. Did you have a coffee with him too?”

McLachlan had a coffee with Clarkson after the Hawthorn coach had claimed the Sydney defenders got away with “blue murder” when it came to blocking.

“In the last quarter we go inside 50, (Jarryd) Roughead takes a mark and they pay a free kick (against us) for a block,” Clarkson said after the loss to Sydney.

“Sydney block better than any other team in the competition in their back end for Grundy and Rampe to take those marks.

“One minute later that ball goes to the top of the goal square to Rampe, Grundy and Roughead and no block is paid.

“Why? ‘It’s at the top of the goal square … I’m not going to pay that free kick’.

“So those swings and roundabouts can affect the margin of the game sometimes, and we didn’t get them.

“They’re very sophisticated with the way that they defend, but at different stages they’re getting away with blue murder too.”