Matt Stevic

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Matt Stevic
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Stevic in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Matthew Stevic
Born (1979-11-12) 12 November 1979 (age 45)
Leongatha, Victoria
Umpiring career
YearsLeagueRoleGames
2004–present AFL Field umpire 509
Career highlights
  • 12 x AFL grand finals: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (league record)
  • 60 x AFL finals (league record)

Matthew Stevic (born 12 November 1979) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Stevic was born in Leongatha, Victoria. He made his debut umpiring his first match in the AFL in Round 1, 2004, between the Western Bulldogs and the West Coast Eagles at the Telstra Dome, and he has since umpired internationally.[ citation needed ]

He used to teach physical education, business management and geography at secondary schools, including Melbourne Grammar, Scotch College and Xavier College.

Stevic has umpired in a record twelve grand finals. Stevic umpired his first grand final alongside Brett Rosebury and Simon Meredith, which was the 2012 AFL Grand Final; after not being selected in 2013, he umpired in every grand final from 2014 until 2024. Since the 2023 grand final, his eleventh, he has held the outright record for most VFL/AFL grand finals umpired, surpassing the long-standing record held by Jack Elder. [1] [2] As of the end of the 2025 season, he has umpired a total of 63 finals matches in his career, also a VFL/AFL record; and 517 career AFL games, the third-most of any umpire. [3]

Stevic studied applied science (sport coaching and administration) at Deakin University with a major in sport coaching. [4]

Footnotes

  1. "Matt Stevic" . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. Waterworth, Ben (27 September 2023). "Matt Stevic to break 101-year record, two debutants named as AFL Grand Final umpires revealed". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. "Field umpires" . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. "Best on ground – AFL Grand Final, 2012". Deakin Life. Deakin University. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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