Matt Stevic

Matt Stevic
Matt Stevic (in yellow) bouncing the ball in a game between Carlton and St. Kilda, 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Matt Stevic
Date of birth	(1979-11-12) 12 November 1979
Place of birth	Leongatha, Victoria
Umpiring career
Years	League	Role	Games
2004-Present	AFL	Field umpire	199
Career highlights
AFL Debut 2004 Grand Final 2012 Grand Final 2014 Grand Final 2015

Matt Stevic (born 12 November 1979) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 199 career games in the AFL.

Stevic was born in Leongatha, Victoria. He made his debut umpiring his first match in the AFL in Round 1, 2004, between the Western Bulldogs and West Coast Eagles at the Telstra Dome, and has since umpired internationally.

He came from the Gippsland Umpires association, who umpire the Ellinbank and District football League. He used to teach physical education, business management and geography at a few secondary schools including Melbourne Grammar, Scotch College and Xavier College.

Stevic became regarded as one of the league's best umpires during the 2010s, and as of the end of 2015 he has umpired in three Grand Finals. His first, alongside Brett Rosebury and Simon Meredith was the 2012 AFL Grand Final; his second was in 2014, alongside Meredith and Mathew Nicholls; and his third was in 2015 alongside Rosebury and Jeff Dalgleish.