Shaun Ryan

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Shaun Ryan
Shaun Ryan - 2019 Grand Final Parade.jpg
Ryan in the 2019 AFL Grand Final Parade
Personal information
Date of birth 1975 (age 49–50)
Place of birth Warrnambool
Other occupation Barrister
Umpiring career
YearsLeagueRoleGames
2003–2011;
2015–2020		 AFL Field umpire 350

Shaun Ryan is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League.

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Biography

Born in 1975, Ryan was educated at Warrnambool's Christian Brothers' College and Emmanuel College before heading to Geelong's Deakin University where he graduated with both arts and law degrees. [1]

Career

Considered one of the league's best umpires of his time, Ryan umpired in five Grand Finals between 2008 and 2011 (which included both the drawn Grand Final and replay in 2010) before temporarily retiring at the end of 2011 after 215 games. [2] He returned to senior umpiring in 2015 after three years hiatus, and umpired his sixth Grand Final in 2017 at the age of 42, [3] and his seventh in 2018. [4]

He officiated his final AFL match in the preliminary final clash between the Brisbane Lions and Geelong at the Gabba in October 2020.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "About Shaun Ryan - Emmanuel College Alumni" . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Ashley Browne (16 March 2015). "Senior umpire Ryan returns to the fray". Australian Football League. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Justine McCullagh-Beasy (30 September 2017). "Warrnambool export Shaun Ryan rates umpiring 2017 AFL grand final a career highlight". The Standard. Warrnambool, VIC. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Davidson, Ryan (25 September 2018). "AFL chooses experience in picking Grand Final umps". afl.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


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