Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Damien Sully
Following the lead of many of the major codes (see the A-League, many of the referees there do) and the List of Australian rules football umpires. It's even |referenced, so no problems with verifying the facts.  states "'''Sportspeople'''/athletes who have played in a fully professional league, or a competition of equivalent standing in a non-league sport such as swimming, or at the highest level in mainly amateur sports, including college sports in the United States." There is absolutely no doubt that umpires are "sportspeople", and they are participating in a fully professional league. I think that the intended meaning of "played" should be assumed to be "participated in". Unless you're denying that the AFL is a "fully professional league". Surely an umpire who has performed at the highest level, in a "fully professional league", should have an article if "articles about first team squad members who have not made a first team appearance may also be appropriate
— User:Daniel, 09:03, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:V||WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Verifiability)