Simon Meredith (umpire)

Simon Meredith
Personal information
Full name Simon Meredith
Date of birth (1975-03-11) 11 March 1975
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
2004–present AFL Field umpire 315

Simon Meredith (born 11 March 1975) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 315 career games in the AFL as of the 2017 season.[1] One of the league's most experienced umpires, he has officiated in four AFL Grand Finals: 2012[1], 2013,[2] 2014[3] and 2016.[4]

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.[5]

In 2017, Meredith received AFL life membership after umpiring 300 games[6], becoming the 22nd umpire to do so[7].

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "21. Simon Meredith – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. ↑ Gauci, Julia (24 September 2013). "AFL announces Grand Final umpires". Australian Football League Umpires Association. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Umpires Named For 2014 Toyota AFL Grand Final - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Veteran gets his turn as Grand Final umpires named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Quayle, Emma (26 June 2014). "AFL umpire Simon Meredith on the mend after major health scare". The Age. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Guthrie, Ben. "Gary Ablett among new AFL Life Members - goldcoastfc.com.au". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  7. ↑ Gordon, Chris. "Simon Meredith joins the elite 300 Club – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

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