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.[6]
In 2016, Meredith umpired the Grand Final between the Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans.[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.
Leigh Fisher is an Australian rules football umpire and former player in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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The 2021 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium in Perth, Western Australia, on Saturday 25 September 2021. It was the 126th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL), staged to determine the premiers of the 2021 AFL season. As the top-placed side on the ladder at the end of the 2021 home-and-away season, Melbourne finished minor premiers; conversely, the Western Bulldogs faded in the final four home-and-away games to finish 5th, thus needing to win all of their finals games to qualify for the grand final.
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