Shane McInerney (born 19 October 1970) is a former
Australian rules football field umpire in the
Australian Football League. Active between 1994 and 2019, McInerney umpired in 500 senior VFL/AFL games, the most of any umpire in the league's history.
AFL Umpire Statistics
/ref> He was raised in Ballarat, Victoria.
McInerney umpired in two grand finals: the 2004 AFL Grand Final
The 2004 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Brisbane Lions, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 2004. It was the 108th annual grand fina ...
alongside Brett Allen and Matthew James, and the 2007 AFL Grand Final
The 2007 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 2007. It was the 111th annual Gra ...
alongside Scott McLaren and Stephen McBurney. He umpired a total of 26 AFL finals throughout his career.
Footnotes
Australian Football League umpires
1970 births
Living people
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