Brendan Hosking is an Australian rules football umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League.

Brendan Hosking
Hosking in March 2018
Personal information
Full name Brendan Hosking
Nickname(s) Hosko
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Other occupation Sports administrator[1]
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
2012– AFL Field umpire 209
Career highlights

He first umpired in the Essendon District Football League in 2003. He went on to umpire in the 2010 TAC Cup Grand Final and the 2011 VFL Grand Final. He made his AFL umpiring debut in Round 3, 2012, in a match between Greater Western Sydney and West Coast.

He was appointed the 2022 AFL Grand Final between Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans partnering alongside Matt Stevic - 9 and Simon Meredith - 21.

Hosking teaches Health and Physical Education at Richmond High School.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Umpire Profiles". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Umpire state of mind – A sit-down with Brendan Hosking". The Footy Almanac.