An Aussie Rules footballer was given his marching orders after his haircut was deemed ‘too dodgy’ for play.

Hair raising: This Aussie barnet was too much for the ref to handle

Nathan Van Someren, who sports a towering gelled mowhawk, was told to leave the field in the third quarter of the Simpson Tigers match against Otway Districts when the ref took offence to his âdangerousâ do.

Having donned the spiky style for three years without a moments bother, Van Someren said: âBefore the game the umpire said that I could not play with my hair like that. He told me it was dangerous.

âWe all thought that he was taking the mickey out of me. A few umpires have made jokes about my hair before, so I didn’t think any more of it.




âThen I was just standing there and (the umpire) came across to me and goes, “I thought I told you you couldn’t come on the ground”.

âI sort of just looked at him like “what? ” and he’s like, “no, I told you you couldn’t come on the ground with that hairstyle, you have to go off'”.â

Despite the apparent style rap from the official, Van Someren has vowed to fight his cause against the clippers.

âI don’t want to shave it, I want to keep it. I don’t think I should have to.â

The Victorian Country Football League (VCFL) said since admitted the umpire might have been wrong.

Watch: Nathan Van Someren on his haircut: