The umpire at the centre of the much-discussed Jarman Impey holding the ball call has broken his silence following the preliminary final.
Hit with abuse from Hawthorn captain James Sicily and defender Tom Barrass, he gave an insight into the moment ahead of his third AFL grand final on Saturday.
"I felt threatened in the situation. The abuse that came my way, I felt threatened," he told media at the MCG on Wednesday.
"The language and the way those two players, James and Tom, came at me, I felt threatened and intimidated in that situation."
Meyer has since received widespread praise for his composure to make the right decision under such extreme pressure.
He further revealed Barrass had reached out and apologised but he was yet to speak with Sicily who said at the Brownlow Medal's red carpet he would extend an olive branch if he saw Meyer that night.
"(Barrass) was very apologetic (and) very sincere in his apology," Meyer said.
"I accepted his apology and I thanked him for taking the time out of his day to give me a call."
Meyer added it was scary to experience fans throwing items onto the field.
Two people have been fined for throwing items onto the field while another is under investigation for allegedly throwing food which hit a 47-year-old woman and eight-year-old male.
Footy boss Greg Swann said consideration would be given to giving the AFL a lever to pull to suspend players for umpire abuse after significant commentary that the players deserved more than a fine.
"Under the rules as they sit at the moment, we're only able to give a fine. That's something we'll look into at the end of the year," Swann said.
"Nobody was pleased with how that unfolded."
