Dean Margetts

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Dean Margetts (born 3 June 1974) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired over 300 career games in the AFL.{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/300-games-up-for-evergreen-wa-umpire-dean-margetts-ng-b88787476z|title=300 games up for evergreen WA umpire Dean Margetts|newspaper=The West Australian|last1=Butler|first1=Steve|date=31 March 2018|accessdate=19 July 2020}} He began his umpiring career with the South Suburban Junior Football Umpires Association (SSJFUA) which has been renamed now as the Demons District Football Umpiring Association (DDFUA), in Western Australia.

In May 2022, Margetts appeared on the AFL-centred YouTube channel BackChat, hosted by Will Schofield and Dan Const, to discuss umpiring games of AFL.{{Citation |title=HOW THE CROWD AFFECTS AFL UMPIRES {{!}} Dean Margetts, Will Schofield & Dan Const {{!}} BackChat Sports Show |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrQc74tNZ9M |language=en |access-date=2022-05-11}}