Darren Goldspink Explained

Darren Goldspink
Fullname:Darren Goldspink
Birth Date:12 September 1964
Birth Place:Australia
Umpireleague1:AFL
Umpirerole1:Field umpire
Umpireyears1:1989–2007
Umpiregames1:371
Statsend:2008

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]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Tables - Umpires - Darren Goldspink . 2023-10-07 . afltables.com.
  2. Web site: 2023-08-30 . AFL announces 2023 All-Australian umpires . 2023-10-07 . afl.com.au . en.
  3. http://www.aflua.com.au/index.asp?d=5A4C5A717251477C7008060A0E0009 AFL Umpires Association Grand Finals Listing
  4. Web site: Darren Goldspink dropped from AFL umpiring . 26 March 2007 . https://archive.today/20120910203246/http://www.sporttalk.com.au/darren-goldspink-dropped-from-afl-umpiring/ . 10 September 2012 . dead .