Gerard Sutton (referee)

Gerard Sutton (born 23 October 1978)^[1] is an Australian rugby league referee from Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. He officiates in the National Rugby League.

Gerard Sutton

Personal information
Full name	Gerard Sutton
Born	(1978-10-23) 23 October 1978 (age 46) Coonabarabran, Australia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83.5 kg (184 lb; 13 st 2 lb)
Refereeing information
Years Competition Apps 2009– NRL 400 2012–14 City vs Country 2 2014–21 State of Origin 20 2014–19 Tests 13
Source: Rugby League Project As of 22:38, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Rugby league career

Sutton made his National Rugby League debut in 2009. He has controlled City vs Country Origin games in 2012 and 2014, the 2014 World Club Challenge and matches in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 State of Origin series. Internationally, Sutton controlled matches in the 2014 and 2016 Rugby League Four Nations and the 2015 and 2016 Anzac Tests. He was in the match officials squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup of which he officiated the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final. Sutton also refereed the 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 NRL Grand Finals.