Simon Meredith (umpire)

Simon Meredith (born 11 March 1975) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 387 career games in the AFL as of the end of 2020.[1] One of the league's most experienced umpires, he has officiated in six AFL Grand Finals: 2012,[1] 2013,[2] 2014,[3]2016,[4] 2017 and 2020.[5]

Simon Meredith
Meredith umpires an AFLW match in February 2021
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 365

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 2017, Meredith received AFL life membership after umpiring 300 games,[7] becoming the 22nd umpire to do so.[8]

Footnotes
  1. "21. Simon Meredith – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  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 3 May 2018.
  4. Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Veteran gets his turn as Grand Final umpires named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. "Revealed: Meet the umpires for the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final". afl.com.au. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. Quayle, Emma (26 June 2014). "AFL umpire Simon Meredith on the mend after major health scare". The Age. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. Guthrie, Ben. "Gary Ablett among new AFL Life Members - goldcoastfc.com.au". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. Gordon, Chris. "Simon Meredith joins the elite 300 Club – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.


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