Chris Donlon

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Christopher Donlon is an Australian rules football field umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 426 career games in the AFL.{{Cite web|url=http://aflua.com.au/field-umpires/|title=Field umpires|website=AFLUA|date=13 April 2016 |access-date=4 May 2018}}

Donlon umpired in the 2011 AFL Grand Final.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/daily-decider-digest-wednesday-28-september-20110928-1kvy1.html|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=28 Sep 2011|accessdate=29 Sep 2011|first=Will|last=Brodie|title=Daily decider digest: Wednesday 28 September}}

During extra time of a 2017 final between the Port Adelaide and the West Coast Eagles, Donlon awarded a controversial free kick to West Coast player Luke Shuey for high contact.{{Cite news |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-umpire-from-luke-shuey-decision-chris-donlon-dropped-20170912-gyfxq4.html|title=AFL umpire from Luke Shuey decision, Chris Donlon, dropped|last=Gleeson|first=Michael|date=2017-09-12|newspaper=The Age |access-date=2018-05-04}} Shuey went on to kick the winning goal after the siren. The AFL later clarified they believed it was the correct decision.