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 (1964-09-12) 12 September 1964 (age 60)
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

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  1. ^ "AFL Tables - Umpires - Darren Goldspink". afltables.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "AFL announces 2023 All-Australian umpires". afl.com.au. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ^ AFL Umpires Association Grand Finals Listing Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 21 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Darren Goldspink dropped from AFL umpiring". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
Awards
Preceded by All Australian Umpire
1993
Succeeded by
David Howlett
Preceded by
David Howlett
All Australian Umpire
1995
Succeeded by
Mark Nash
Preceded by All Australian Umpire
2005
Succeeded by