Matthew Head
Encyclopedia
Matthew Head is a former Australian rules football
umpire (Australian rules football)
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
He umpired 144 AFL games and was the umpire of the controversial Whispers in the Sky controversy
in 2005.
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...
umpire (Australian rules football)
Umpire (Australian rules football)
An umpire is an official in the sport of Australian rules football.-Origins:Unlike many other codes of football, where the official is called a referee, in Australian Football, the officials borrow their title from the game of cricket, which is played on the same types of fields and was an...
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...
(AFL).
He umpired 144 AFL games and was the umpire of the controversial Whispers in the Sky controversy
Whispers in the Sky
"Whispers in the Sky" refers to an Australian rules football controversy in 2005.The controversy centred around an Australian Football League match in Round 21 on 19 August 2005 between Fremantle and St Kilda....
in 2005.