Brett Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Australian field umpire of Australian Football League
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About Brett Allen
- 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 "Whispers in the Sky" 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 police officers 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; one behind fellow 2006-listed umpire Darren Goldspink. He has also won the All Australian Umpire of the year 4 times over his AFL career in 1999, 2000, 2002 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 Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
- On 24 October 2000, Allen was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to the game.
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