Shaun Ryan
Australian rules football umpire
About Shaun Ryan
Born 1975. Shaun Ryan is an australian rules football umpire.
Shaun Ryan is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League.
Biography Born in 1975, Ryan studied at Warrnambool's Christian Brothers' College and Emmanuel College before heading to Geelong's Deakin University, where he graduated with both arts and law degrees.
Career Considered one of the league's best umpires of his time, Ryan umpired in five Grand Finals between 2008 and 2011 (which included both the drawn Grand Final and replay in 2010) before temporarily retiring at the end of 2011 after 215 games. He returned to senior umpiring in 2015 after three years hiatus, and umpired his sixth Grand Final in 2017, and his seventh in 2018.
He officiated his final AFL match in the preliminary final clash between the and at the Gabba in October 2020.
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Australian rules football umpire
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Shaun Ryan was born in 1975 in Warrnambool.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Shaun Ryan. https://biography.guide/shaun-ryan/
MLA: "Shaun Ryan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/shaun-ryan/.
Chicago: "Shaun Ryan." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/shaun-ryan/.
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