Longmire has called out McRae for whinging about fairness when Collingwood play a whopping 17 games in Melbourne.

Sydney Swans coach John Longmire has hit out at Craig McRae’s “home ground” dig following the Swans’ three-point win over Collingwood on Friday night. The Pies coach made the eye-opening claim that his side would have been awarded a late 50m penalty if it was at the MCG, but because it was in Sydney the call went against them.

With less than a minute left on the clock and the Swans up by three, Dan McStay took a mark 65 metres out from goal. McCartin wasn’t in the marking contest but went over the mark which could have constituted a 50m penalty. McStay’s shot to win the game if awarded would have been relatively easy but the whistle wasn’t blown.

Many were of the belief the Pies were dudded, and Collingwood coach McRae went a step further to suggest it would have been paid “if it was at the MCG”. McRae was also given an official warning from the AFL after labelling two contentious deliberate out-of-bounds decisions that went against the Magpies in the final minutes of the clash a “circus”.

“There’s definitely an advantage for the home ground,” McRae said after the three-point loss. “I thought it was a 50m penalty, to the letter of the law. There was a lot of deliberate tonight too. That was a bit of a circus, so I’m sure they’ll (the AFL) come out and justify that too.”

On Monday, Longmire called out McRae’s hypocrisy, labelling the remarks an “extraordinary admission” from a coach whose team plays 17 games in Melbourne. “It was an extraordinary admission from a coach of a team that has the biggest home-ground advantage in the AFL,” Longmire said.