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Simon Meredith (umpire)

Simon Meredith (umpire)

Australian rules football field umpire

Simon Meredith (born 11 March 1975) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. [1] One of the league's most experienced umpires, he has officiated in seven AFL Grand Finals: 2012,[1] 2013,[2] 2014,[3] 2016,[4] 2017 and 2020[5] and 2022.

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In June 2014, Meredith suffered severe headaches whilst umpiring a game between Sydney and Port Adelaide. He was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He spent over a week in hospital before returning to Melbourne. He recovered fully and went on to umpire in that season's grand final.[6]

In 2016, Meredith umpired the Grand Final between the Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans.[7]

In 2017, Meredith received AFL life membership after umpiring 300 games,[8] becoming the 22nd umpire to do so.[9] Meredith officiated his 400th match when Fremantle played the Western Bulldogs during Round 12 of the 2021 season. He became the 7th umpire in VFL/AFL history to achieve this feat.

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    "21. Simon Meredith – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    Gauci, Julia (24 September 2013). "AFL announces Grand Final umpires". Australian Football League Umpires Association. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Umpires Named For 2014 Toyota AFL Grand Final - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. [4]
    Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Veteran gets his turn as Grand Final umpires named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Revealed: Meet the umpires for the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final". afl.com.au. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. [6]
    Quayle, Emma (26 June 2014). "AFL umpire Simon Meredith on the mend after major health scare". The Age. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. [7]
    Cordy, Neil (2 October 2016). "AFL Grand Final 2016: Western Bulldogs heavily favoured in free kick count". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  8. [8]
    Guthrie, Ben. "Gary Ablett among new AFL Life Members - goldcoastfc.com.au". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. [9]
    Gordon, Chris. "Simon Meredith joins the elite 300 Club – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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