Kenneth Aplin (1918 – 25 February 2004) was a leading
field umpire in the
South Australian National Football League (SANFL) between 1939 and 1954.
Aplin umpired 291 SANFL matches, including 10
Grand Finals. He was the regular 'independent' umpire in the
Western Australia versus
Victoria matches.
Aplin was the SANFL umpires' coach between 1955 and 1957 and umpired in the
South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL).
After retiring as an umpire, he was a football commentator on
Adelaide radio for 18 years, and also a television football panellist.
Aplin was inducted in the
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coa ...
in 1996.
On 16 January 2001, Aplin was awarded the
Australian Sports Medal for service to the SANFL and Australian Football in South Australia.
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Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
South Australian National Football League umpires
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
1918 births
2004 deaths
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