Answer the following question: Facts: - umpirerole: field umpire field umpire - umpiregames: 179 200 - umpireyears: 1997-20101995 - present - birth date: 23 october 1974 - name: michael avon - birth place: adelaide , south australia - umpireleague: afl sanfl Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael avon .
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michael avon -lrb- born 23 october 1974 -rrb- was an australian rules football field umpire in the australian football league .avon has umpired the most afl matches for a south australian based field umpire with a tally of 179 , umpiring his last afl game in 2010 .he umpired the blockbuster essendon v collingwood anzac day match in the same year .in 2011 , avon returned to the south australian national football league -lrb- sanfl -rrb- and in 2012 , he umpired his 3rd sanfl grand final , alongside leigh haussen and curtis deboy .avon had previously umpired the 1996 and 1998 sanfl grand finals , a 14 year-gap between his last two finals .in 2012 , michael umpired his 200th sanfl game in the match between central district and glenelg , giving him sanfl life membership , this feat was made even more notable given the length of his afl umpiring career .avon finished the 2013 season umpiring 2013 sanfl grand final again with haussen and deboy .