Simon Meredith (umpire)

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Simon Meredith
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Meredith umpires an AFLW match in February 2021
Personal information
Full name Simon Meredith
Born (1975-03-11) 11 March 1975 (age 50)
Umpiring career
YearsLeagueRoleGames
2004–present AFL Field umpire 469

Simon Meredith (born 11 March 1975) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. [1] One of the league's most experienced umpires, he has officiated in ten AFL Grand Finals: 2012, [1] 2013, [2] 2014, [3] 2016, [4] 2017, 2020, [5] 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. [6]

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. He spent over a week in hospital before returning to Melbourne. He recovered fully and went on to umpire in that season's grand final. [7]

In 2017, Meredith received AFL life membership after umpiring 300 games, [8] becoming the 22nd umpire to do so. [9] Meredith officiated his 400th match when Fremantle played the Western Bulldogs during Round 12 of the 2021 season. He became the 7th umpire in VFL/AFL history to achieve this feat.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "21. Simon Meredith – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Gauci, Julia (24 September 2013). "AFL announces Grand Final umpires". Australian Football League Umpires Association. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Umpires Named For 2014 Toyota AFL Grand Final - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Veteran gets his turn as Grand Final umpires named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Revealed: Meet the umpires for the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final". afl.com.au. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final umpiring panel announced". afl.com.au. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Quayle, Emma (26 June 2014). "AFL umpire Simon Meredith on the mend after major health scare". The Age . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Guthrie, Ben. "Gary Ablett among new AFL Life Members - goldcoastfc.com.au". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Gordon, Chris. "Simon Meredith joins the elite 300 Club – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2018.


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