Scott McLaren

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Scott McLaren (born April 11, 1968) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 300 career games in the AFL. [1] [2]

In 2003, Scott McLaren became only the second umpire in the history of the AFL to umpire over 100 consecutive games, breaking Jack Elder's earlier record of 102 games later that season. As of 2006, McLaren still holds the record. [3]

In 2004, McLaren ended up at the centre of a controversy when, on The Footy Show, Essendon captain James Hird criticised the umpiring in the Round 2, 2004 game. He singled out McLaren as one of the umpires who made poor decisions, labelling him "disgraceful". Hird was later fined A$20,000 for his comments. [4]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ At the completion of Week 1 of the finals for the 2006 AFL season.
  2. ^ AFLUA Statistics, accessed on September 18, 2006
  3. ^ Biography at the AFL Umpires Association
  4. ^ The Age. Hird fined, promotes umps. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.


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