Scott McLaren

This article is about the Australian rules football umpire. For the British Army soldier, see Scott McLaren (British Army soldier).

Scott McLaren
Personal information
Full name Scott McLaren
Date of birth (1968-04-11) 11 April 1968 (age 56)
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
1986–2010 AFL Field umpire 365

Scott McLaren (born 11 April 1968) is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL). He umpired 328 career games in the AFL.

McLaren was awarded the All-Australian Umpire award in 2001, as well as his second AFL Grand Final appointment in the same year. McLaren also umpired in the 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2008 AFL Grand Finals.[1]

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 held the record with 177.[2][3]

In 2010, McLaren was stood down for one game after the Round 6 game between Essendon and Hawthorn after he made several mistakes.[4] McLaren announced his retirement from umpiring at the end of 2010. His last match was Melbourne vs North Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

  1. ^ Scott McLaren Profile at the AFL Umpires Association. Accessed on 21 September 2008.
  2. ^ Biography at the AFL Umpires Association Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ AFLUA Home and Away Streaks
  4. ^ "AFL dumps experienced umpire McLaren". The Age. Melbourne. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.