Darren Goldspink (born 12 September 1964) is a former Australian rules football umpire in the Australian Football League who umpired 371 games over 18 seasons, including six AFL Grand Finals.[1]
| Darren Goldspink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Darren Goldspink | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Umpiring career | |||
| Years | League | Role | Games |
| 1989–2007 | AFL | Field umpire | 371 |
Goldspink was awarded the prestigious All-Australian Umpire award three times in his career during the years 1993, 1995 and 2005, earning himself an AFL Grand Final appointment on each occasion.[2] He also umpired in the 1998, 2000 and 2006 AFL Grand Finals.[3]
Prior to the 2007 AFL season, Goldspink was dropped by the AFL umpiring panel due to lack of fitness.[4] He returned after attaining the levels required, and he umpired again in Round 10, 2007. Two rounds later (in Round 17), Goldspink umpired his 350th VFL/AFL match, before retiring at the end of the year.
References
edit- ^ "AFL Tables - Umpires - Darren Goldspink". afltables.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "AFL announces 2023 All-Australian umpires". afl.com.au. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ AFL Umpires Association Grand Finals Listing Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 21 September 2008.
- ^ "Darren Goldspink dropped from AFL umpiring". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
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