Simon Meredith (umpire)


Simon Meredith is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 315 career games in the AFL as of the 2017 season. One of the league's most experienced umpires, he has officiated in four AFL Grand Finals: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
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.
In 2017, Meredith received AFL life membership after umpiring 300 games, becoming the 22nd umpire to do so.

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