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Andrew Stephens

AFLUA Heritage No: 430
Shirt Number: 12
AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 176
1st AFL game: Round 5, 2014, Brisbane v Richmond
200th AFL game: Round 23, 2023, Melbourne v Hawthorn (MCG)
Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors – 2001

Honours in umpiring:
AFLUA Life Member – 2021
NEAFL grand finals – 2011, 2012, 2013
Winner of most promising first- or second-year umpire – 2015

Bio

Field umpire Andrew Stephens returns for his second year on the Executive Committee. Andrew began his career in Brisbane in 2014, moving to Melbourne in 2015 before returning to Brisbane in 2022. He has umpired 204 AFL matches, including seven finals. Andrew was the recipient of the Most Promising First-or-Second Year Field Umpire award in 2015, as well as the emergency field umpire for the 2023 AFL Grand Final.