Simon Meredith (umpire)
| Simon Meredith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Simon Meredith | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1975 | ||
| Umpiring career | |||
| 2004–present | AFL | Field umpire | 288 |
Simon Meredith (born 11 March 1975) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 288 career games in the AFL, as at the completion of 2016 AFL season.[1] One of the league's best umpires, he has officiated in four AFL Grand Finals: 2012, 2013,[2] 2014 and 2016.[3]
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 or bleeding on his brain. He spent over a week in hospital, not even changing out of his umpiring clothes for two days, before returning to Melbourne. He recovered fully and went on to umpire in that season's grand final.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Meredith AFLUA Statistics
- ↑ Julia Gauci (24 September 2013). "AFL announces Grand Final umpires". Australian Football League Umpires Association. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Veteran gets his turn as Grand Final umpires named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Quayle, Emma (26 June 2014). "AFL umpire Simon Meredith on the mend after major health scare". The Age. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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