Matthew Nicholls
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Mathew Nicholls is an Australian rules football
field umpire in the Australian Football League
. He has umpired 124 career games in the AFL.
Nicholls was the umpire at the centre of Sirengate in 2006 when he failed to acknowledge the final siren in an AFL football match, resulting in the AFL deciding the result of the game four days after the game was completed.
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 124 career games in the AFL.
Nicholls was the umpire at the centre of Sirengate in 2006 when he failed to acknowledge the final siren in an AFL football match, resulting in the AFL deciding the result of the game four days after the game was completed.