Simon Meredith (umpire)

Simon Meredith
Meredith umpires an AFLW match in February 2021
Personal information
Full name Simon Meredith
Born (1975-03-11) 11 March 1975
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
2004–present AFL Field umpire 550

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 500th match when Sydney played Hawthorn during Round OR of the 2025 season. He became the 3rd 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 Media. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (27 September 2016). "Veteran gets his turn as Grand Final umpires named". AFL Media. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Revealed: Meet the umpires for the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final". AFL Media. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final umpiring panel announced". AFL Media. 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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