Nick Brown (umpire)

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Nick Brown
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Brown
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Other occupation Team leader [1]
Umpiring career
YearsLeagueRoleGames
2015–2016
2018–
AFL Field umpire 17

Nicholas Brown is an Australian rules football umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League.

He joined the Victorian Football League in 2010, umpiring in the 2014 Grand Final. He was appointed to the AFL list in 2015 and made his debut in Round 9 of that year, in a match between Hawthorn and Gold Coast. He left the AFL list at the end of the 2016 season, but returned for the 2018 season.

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References

  1. "Umpire Profiles". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.