Brett Allen (born 14 April 1966) is a retired Australian rules football Field umpire in the Australian Football League. He umpired 346 career games in the AFL since his debut in 1992. A veteran of the AFL umpiring list, Allen was involved in the "

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" controversy. Although not accused of doing anything improper, he was the second umpire, along with Matthew Head, on the flight. He defended Head, saying ''"Head had made no such comment"''. Two

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were appointed to investigate the alleged comments by the umpires, however found nothing regarding the accused bribery. He is fifth on the AFL Umpiring all-time records for the number of finals games officiated, with 33, which is one behind fellow 2007-listed umpire Darren Goldspink. He has also won the All Australian Umpire of the year four times over his AFL career: in

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and 2006. He announced his retirement on 5 September 2007, citing the increase in interstate travel and training required to umpire at the highest level. He was inducted into the

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in 2017. On 24 October 2000, Allen was awarded the

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for his contribution to the game.

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1966 births Australian Football League umpires Living people Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub