Simon Meredith (umpire)

Simon Meredith (born 11 March 1975) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 288 career games in the AFL, as at the completion of 2016 AFL season. One of the league's best 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 or bleeding on his brain. He spent over a week in hospital, not even changing out of his umpiring clothes for two days, before returning to Melbourne. He recovered fully and went on to umpire in that season's grand final.