Brett Rosebury
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Brett Rosebury is an Australian rules football
field umpire in the Australian Football League
. He has umpired 119 career games in the AFL since his debut in Round 13, 2000.
Rosebury commenced his umpiring career with the South Suburban Junior Football Umpires Association (SSJFUA) in Western Australia, and umpired his first match in the West Australian Football League
at only 18 years of age, which is believed to be a record for the youngest officiating umpire in that league.
Rosebury was one of four senior AFL umpires appointed during the 2000 AFL season. He is believed to be the youngest ever umpire appointed to officiate in matches at VFL/AFL level.
Rosebury was awarded the great honour of being named the All-Australian Umpire for 2008 in September, 2008.
Rosebury was a clerk with a mining
company before being enlisted by the AFL.
Rosebury umpired the 2009 AFL Grand Final
, the 2010 AFL Grand Final and Replay
, and the 2011 AFL Grand Final
. He performed the opening bounce on all three occasions.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
field umpire in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He has umpired 119 career games in the AFL since his debut in Round 13, 2000.
Rosebury commenced his umpiring career with the South Suburban Junior Football Umpires Association (SSJFUA) in Western Australia, and umpired his first match in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
at only 18 years of age, which is believed to be a record for the youngest officiating umpire in that league.
Rosebury was one of four senior AFL umpires appointed during the 2000 AFL season. He is believed to be the youngest ever umpire appointed to officiate in matches at VFL/AFL level.
Rosebury was awarded the great honour of being named the All-Australian Umpire for 2008 in September, 2008.
Rosebury was a clerk with a mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
company before being enlisted by the AFL.
Rosebury umpired the 2009 AFL Grand Final
2009 AFL Grand Final
The 2009 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the St Kilda Football Club and the Geelong Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 September 2009...
, the 2010 AFL Grand Final and Replay
2010 AFL Grand Final
The 2010 AFL Grand Final is either of two Australian rules football contests between the Collingwood Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club. Together they are considered the 114th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League, and were staged to determine the...
, and the 2011 AFL Grand Final
2011 AFL Grand Final
The 2011 Australian Football League Grand Final was an Australian rules football match, played to determine the premiers of the 2011 season. It was contested between the Collingwood Football Club and the Geelong Football Club....
. He performed the opening bounce on all three occasions.