Troy Pannell
Troy Pannell | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname(s) | T-Pain | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Umpiring career | |||
Years | League | Role | Games |
2005– | AFL | Field umpire | 208 |
Troy Pannell is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL). As of the 2017 season, he has umpired 205 career games in the AFL.[1][2] In 2004, before his AFL career began, he was awarded the Golden Whistle by the New South Wales Australian Football Umpires Association.[3]
In 2012, Pannell was appointed to his first final, the Elimination Final between Geelong and Fremantle at the MCG. He umpired his 150th game during the 2014 AFL finals series, a Preliminary Final between Sydney and North Melbourne.[4]
In 2014, Pannell was knocked out while umpiring a game between Sydney and Essendon after clashing heads with Sydney player Nick Malceski.[5] Fans were criticised for booing Pannell as he was taken off the ground for treatment.
References
- ↑ "Troy Pannell, AFL field umpire".
- ↑ "Field Umpires". AFLUA. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ Award Winners - New South Wales Australian Football Umpires Association
- ↑ Gauci, Julia (22 September 2014). "Nomad settles into rightful place".
- ↑ Windley, Matt. "Fans criticised for booing after AFL umpire Troy Pannell stretchered from the field after head clash at Etihad Stadium". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
External links
Troy Pannell at AFL Tables