Denis Rich

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Denis Rich
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-10-26) 26 October 1954 (age 70)
Debut Round 1, 1982, Richmond  vs. North Melbourne, at MCG
Other occupation Firefighter
Umpiring career
YearsLeagueRoleGames
1982–1997 Australian Football League (AFL) field 251
Career highlights

Denis Rich AFSM (born 26 October 1954) is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Recruited from the West Suburban Football League, Rich made his senior VFL umpiring debut in Round 1 of the 1982 VFL season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the game between Richmond and North Melbourne. His colleague that day was Ian Robinson. Rich went on to co-officiate in 251 senior VFL/AFL games, including three Grand Finals - in 1990, 1992 and 1994.

Besides umpiring football at the highest level, Rich also served a long career with the Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS). [1] In 2006 it was reported that Rich was going to Antarctica to take up the position of Station Leader at Casey Station. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Brundrett, Ross (28 November 2006). "Rich bound for Antarctica". Herald Sun .


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