A WEST Australian football president has come under fire for a number of comments aimed at the AFL’s first ever female umpire Eleni Glouftsis.

Glouftsis had a soft start to her first day on the field as umpire with a number of lacklustre bounces. She admitted she was “disappointed” with her debut performance and was “pretty pleased for the game to be over”.

Her performance also sparked debate in the footy world over whether the bounce should be eradicated when she opted instead to throw the ball up at stoppages to combat the “unforgiving” Etihad turf.

The historic event had some fans in an uproar. Dale Simmons, club president for the Cervantes Tiger Sharks, launched a social media tirade in the direction of the 25-year-old after her first match.

“(She) failed to pay a mark to (Kurt) Mutimer in the first quarter less than 10m away from her with a clear view,” he posted on Facebook.

“Does the dopey mole know that you are allowed to take it one-handed if you want? The deliberate she paid against Darling when he handballed 30m down the line and the ball took a wrong turn went out shows she’s a long way off. Her bouncing is another story.”

Nice applause from fans for Eleni Glouftsis on debut. A few errors & bad bounces, but honestly not noticeable



How umpires should be! — Shane McInnes (@shanemcinnes) May 21, 2017

Cathy VanderWeide, a board member of the Perth Football Club, blasted Simmons’ comments.

“I really thought we had gone past that negativity,” she said via the ABC.

“The work that women do within and behind the scenes in football clubs today is quite exceptional, and I’m really shocked, actually,” she said.

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan condemned Simmons’ remarks as “sexist” and said umpires throughout the league should not have to deal with that type of abuse.

“People who hold these attitudes should not be leaders in football clubs,” he said.

“Eleni Glouftis is a professional umpire and should be able to do her job without this kind of personal and sexist abuse.

“The AFL has contacted the WA Football Commission to find out what action they will take.”

It wasn’t the first time the club president had a dig at the females in the footy community, making his opinion on the AFLW competition loud and clear before the inaugural grand final in late March this year.

“I will definitely be watching the women’s grand final today on TV to just make sure the s*** is finished and off my TV,” he posted on Facebook.

“Apparently they want equal pay and I totally agree with them.

“They should get the same as the men (getting) $25.13 per hour working for Mustard Catering selling hot dogs and pies and a bit more on Sunday.”

The WA Football Commission announced they will consider taking disciplinary action for Simmons’ Glouftsis comments.

“In what has been a milestone year for female football, it is extremely disappointing to hear that such unacceptable comments have been made,” a spokesman said.

“The WAFC is discussing the matter with the WA Country Football League to ensure the appropriate action is taken and a clear message is sent that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.”

Amid all the drama, Glouftsis said she’d received support from players in her first match encouraging her to keep at it despite the wave of backlash.

“A lot of them have seen me through the VFL and the SANFL a few years ago,” she said.

“When I had a poor bounce a lot of the boys were like ‘just keep going, be confident’ which is really lovely.

“They’ve been really supportive, which was great.”

“It was just enjoying the first part of the game and getting into it when I did.”