Martin Ellis (born 9 May 1969) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

field umpire in the

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. He retired on the 2 September 2008 having umpired a total of 244 career games over 13 seasons, including 8 finals and the

2001 AFL Grand Final The 2001 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club, Essendon Bombers and the Brisbane Lions, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 2001. It was the 105th annua ...

. Ellis was also appointed and officiated in Fitzroy's last match against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval in 1996. He has held the position of Director of Umpiring at the Northern Football League since 2015.Northern Football League Staff
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Australian Football League umpires 1969 births Living people 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub