Denis Rich
Australian rules football umpire
About Denis Rich
Born 1954. Denis Rich is an australian rules football umpire.
Denis Rich (born 26 October 1954) is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Recruited from the West Suburban Football League, Rich made his senior VFL umpiring debut in Round 1 of the 1982 VFL season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the game between and . His colleague that day was Ian Robinson. Rich went on to co-officiate in 251 senior VFL/AFL games, including three Grand Finals - in 1990, 1992 and 1994.
Besides umpiring football at the highest level, Rich also served a long career with the Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS). In 2006 it was reported that Rich was going to Antarctica to take up the position of Station Leader at Casey Station.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Denis Rich. https://biography.guide/denis-rich/
MLA: "Denis Rich." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/denis-rich/.
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