{{Short description|Australian rules football field umpire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}'''Damien Sully''' (born 30 October 1974) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 46 career games in the AFL as of the completion of 2009 AFL season.<ref name="AFLbook">{{cite book | title=AFL Record Season Guide 2010 | editor=Lovett, Michael | year=2010 | page=928 | isbn=978-0-9806274-5-9}}</ref>
Sully was awarded the distinction of VFL Umpire of the Year in 2004<ref>[http://footballvic.com.au/_content/document/00043321-src.pdf FOOTBALL VICTORIA 2004 ANNUAL REVIEW], accessed on 18 September 2006</ref> and 2005.<ref name="AFLbook"/>
Sully was appointed to the AFL umpiring ranks at the start of the 2006 AFL season as a 31-year-old. The AFL was trialling several candidates for the senior position, and reported Sully had been the standout among the group.<ref>[http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=252147 "New umpiring appointment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news |date=9 May 2006 }}, afl.com.au - 22 March 2006. Retrieved on 18 September 2006.</ref> He spent seven years in the Victorian Football League ranks, which saw him officiate over 100 games, including two VFL Grand Finals.
==See also== * List of Australian rules football umpires
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