Darren Goldspink

Darren Goldspink
Darren Goldspink
Personal information
Full name	Darren Goldspink
Date of birth	12 September 1964 (age 57)
Place of birth	Australia
Umpiring career
Years	League
1989–2007	AFL

Darren Goldspink (born 12 September 1964) is a veteran Australian rules football umpire in the Australian Football League.

Goldspink was awarded the prestigious All Australian Umpire award three times over his career in 1993, 1995 and 2005, earning himself an AFL Grand Final appointment on each occasion. He also umpired in the 1998, 2000 and 2006 AFL Grand Finals.^[1]

Two rounds later (in Round 17), Goldspink umpired his 350th VFL/AFL match.

Prior to the 2007 AFL season, Goldspink was dropped by the AFL umpiring panel due to lack of fitness.^[2] He returned, after attaining the levels required, and umpired again in Round 10, 2007.

References[]

^ 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.

Awards
Preceded by Peter Carey	All Australian Umpire 1993	Succeeded by David Howlett
Preceded by David Howlett	All Australian Umpire 1995	Succeeded by Mark Nash
Preceded by Mathew James	All Australian Umpire 2005	Succeeded by Brett Allen

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[1] AFL Umpires Association Grand Finals Listing Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 21 September 2008.

[2] "Darren Goldspink dropped from AFL umpiring". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2007.

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