Christopher Charles Kamolins (born 25 December 1977) is an

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field umpire in the

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. He has umpired 193 career games in the AFL. AFLUA Statistics
, accessed on 18 September 2006 Kamolins attended primary school at Greenhills Primary School in Greensborough,

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, before completing his secondary education at St Helena Secondary College in Eltham North. Chris studied at a tertiary level at RMIT University, based at the Bundoora Campus, successfully achieving at a high level a Bachelor of Nursing degree. Kamolins was based in

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for a few years whilst on the AFL list, having originally been from

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, and returning there at the start of the 2014 season. He umpires his first AFL Final in the

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, umpiring the 1st Elimination Final between Adelaide and North Melbourne.

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Australian Football League umpires 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Melbourne People from Nillumbik {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub