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Australian rules footballer and umpire

Australian rules footballer

Leigh Fisher
Fisher in April 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-04-19) 19 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Canberra, Australia
Original team(s)	Sandringham / Mentone Grammar School
Draft	46
Debut	3 August 2003, St Kilda vs. West Coast Eagles, at Docklands
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2003–2010	St Kilda	55 (5)
Umpiring career
Years	League	Role	Games
2013–	AFL	Field umpire	196
Career highlights
St Kilda Pre-season premiership 2008
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leigh Fisher (born 19 April 1984) is an Australian rules football umpire and former player in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Playing career

Fisher was recruited as the number 46 draft pick in the 2002 AFL Draft from Sandringham. He made his debut for St Kilda in 2003 against the West Coast Eagles in Round 18. Fisher went on to become a regular fixture in the Saints' best 22 playing as a small defender in 2006 and 2007.

In 2008, Fisher played in St Kilda's 2008 NAB Cup winning side – the club's third preseason win. However, he fell out of favour in the 2008 season. His last game for the Saints was in Round 11, 2008 against the Western Bulldogs. He did not play a game in 2009 and on 13 November 2009 Fisher was delisted by St Kilda.

Fisher was redrafted by St Kilda as a rookie player but was again delisted following the 2010 season.

Fisher originally wore number 22 until 2005 when he changed to number 6. He later wore the number 37 after he was redrafted. Over his career Fisher played in one AFL final and one NAB Cup final.

Following his playing career, Leigh turned to long-distance running, which set him up for the demands of AFL field umpiring. Leigh also completed the New York marathon under trying conditions in 2015.

Umpiring career

In 2013, Fisher successfully trialled as an umpire during the 2013 NAB Cup. As of the 2022 season he had umpired 196 games.

References

"St Kilda wins NAB cup". The Age. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
"Saints are NAB Cup Champions in 2008". Jeld-Wen. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
Browne, Ashley (14 February 2013). "Fisher joins the whistle blowers". Australian Football League. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
"3. Leigh Fisher – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links

Leigh Fisher's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
Leigh Fisher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Leigh Fisher's umpiring statistics from AFL Tables

v t e 2024 Australian Football League field umpires
1 Donlon 2 Foot 3 Fisher 4 Power 5 Haussen 6 Johanson 7 Dalgleish 8 Rosebury 9 Stevic 10 O'Gorman 11 Deboy 12 Stephens 13 Brown 14 Gavine 15 Nicholls 16 Hosking 17 Howorth 18 Chamberlain 19 Whetton 20 Broadbent 21 Meredith 22 Williamson 23 Findlay 24 Bryce 25 Toner 26 Fleer 27 Gianfagna 28 Dore 29 Heffernan 31 Rebeschini 32 Mollison 33 Wallace 34 Tee* 35 Bailes 36 Adair 37 Rodger 38 Young 39 Fry 40 Birch 41 Jones 42 McGinness 43 Strybos 44 Jankovskis * denotes inactive

2024 Australian Football League field umpires

1 Donlon
2 Foot
3 Fisher
4 Power
5 Haussen
6 Johanson
7 Dalgleish
8 Rosebury
9 Stevic
10 O'Gorman
11 Deboy
12 Stephens
13 Brown
14 Gavine
15 Nicholls
16 Hosking
17 Howorth
18 Chamberlain
19 Whetton
20 Broadbent
21 Meredith
22 Williamson
23 Findlay
24 Bryce
25 Toner
26 Fleer
27 Gianfagna
28 Dore
29 Heffernan
31 Rebeschini
32 Mollison
33 Wallace
34 Tee*
35 Bailes
36 Adair
37 Rodger
38 Young
39 Fry
40 Birch
41 Jones
42 McGinness
43 Strybos
44 Jankovskis

* denotes inactive

v t e 2002 AFL national draft
First round	1. Brendon Goddard 2. Daniel Wells 3. Jared Brennan 4. Tim Walsh 5. Jarrad McVeigh 6. Steven Salopek 7. Andrew Mackie 8. Luke Brennan 9. Hamish McIntosh 10. Jason Laycock 11. Jason Winderlich 12. Jay Schulz 13. Byron Schammer 14. Daniel Bell 15. Nick Smith 16. Stephen Gilham 17. Cameron Faulkner 18. Kris Shore 19. Troy Selwood 20. Will Minson 21. Bo Nixon
Second round	22. Matthew Ferguson 23. Tom Lonergan 24. Paul Johnson 25. Callum Urch 26. Jared Rivers 27. Darren Walsh 28. Tristan Cartledge 29. Luke Shackleton 30. Daniel Merrett 31. Joel Perry 32. Luke Jericho 33. Brad Murphy 34. Sean Dempster (F/S) 35. Scott Bassett 36. Tim Callan (F/S) 37. Brent Staker 38. Blake Grima 39. Gary Moorcroft 40. Jobe Watson (F/S) 41. Tim Fleming 42. Brett Ebert (F/S) 43. Cameron Cloke (F/S) 44. Anthony Corrie
Third round	45. Kade Simpson 46. Leigh Fisher 47. Bill Nicholls 48. Greg Edgcumbe 49. Cameron Wight 50. Josh Thewlis 51. Tim Boyle 53. Adam Selwood 54. Cameron Hunter 55. Ryan Crowley 56. Robert Shirley 57. Wade Champion 58. David King
Fourth round	60. Cameron Croad 62. Daniel Sipthorp 63. Brett Doswell 64. Nick Malceski 65. Lochlan Veale 66. Ryan Ferguson 67. Steven Alessio 68. James Begley 70. Matthew Lokan
Fifth round	72. Brad Fisher
Sixth round	79. Karl Norman
Seventh round	84. Mick Martyn

v t e 2010 AFL rookie draft
First round	1. Daniel Harris 2. Michael Coad 3. Sam Iles 4. Roland Ah Chee 5. Danny Stanley 6. Michael Newton 7. Robert Hicks 8. Michael Barlow 9. Majak Daw 10. Henry Playfair 11. Lewis Broome 12. Cameron Hitchcock 13. Wayde Skipper 14. Taite Silverlock 15. Jaryd Cachia 16. Mitch Golby 17. Luke Thompson 18. Tom Hunter 19. Brodie Moles 20. Mark Hutchings 21. Jack Weston
Second round	22. John Meesen 23. Pat Contin 24. Alex Silvagni 25. Matthew Scott 27. Andrew Strijk 28. Daniel Webb 29. Jarrod Kayler-Thomson 30. Ben Howlett 31. Joe Dare 32. Josh Dyson 33. Matthew Wright 34. Jack Carter 35. Andrew Hooper 36. Daniel Archer 37. Ben Johnson
Third round	38. Relton Roberts 40. Ashton Hams 41. Cameron Cloke 42. Michael Johnston (NSWSE) 43. Stewart Crameri 44. Levi Casboult 46. Matthew Jaensch 47. Seamus McNamara 48. Matthew Panos 49. Jarryd Allen 50. James Podsiadly
Fourth round	51. Nicholas Westhoff 53. Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls 54. Glenn Dawson 55. Marcus Marigliani 56. Simon White 58. Aidan Riley 59. Eddie Prato 60. Leigh Fisher 61. Jesse Stringer
Fifth round	62. Graham Polak 63. Chrissy McKaigue 64. Daniel Bass 65. John Williams 66. Joshua Donaldson 67. Niall McKeever 68. Patrick Rose 69. Tommy Walsh
Sixth round	70. Jamie O'Reilly 71. Nathan Gordon (NSWSE) 72. Jordon Johns (NSWSE) 73. Zach Tuohy 74. Sean Yoshuira (QLDPS) 75. Dylan McNeil 76. Claye Beams 78. Broc McCauley (QLDPS)

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