Matt Stevic
Matt Stevic is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 331 career games in the AFL, as of the end of the 2017 season, including four grand finals.
Stevic was born in Leongatha, Victoria. He made his debut umpiring his first match in the AFL in Round 1, 2004, between the Western Bulldogs and the West Coast Eagles at the Telstra Dome, and he has since umpired internationally.
He came from the Gippsland Umpires Association, which umpires the Ellinbank and District Football League. He used to teach physical education, business management and geography at secondary schools, including Melbourne Grammar, Scotch College and Xavier College.
Stevic has umpired in seven grand finals. His first, alongside Brett Rosebury and Simon Meredith, was the 2012 AFL Grand Final; he has since umpired six consecutive grand finals from 2014 until 2019.
Stevic studied applied science at Deakin University with a major in sport coaching.Footnotes
