Ernest Merrett Jenkins (4 October 1879 â 21 December 1927) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club, coach of the Richmond Football Club and an umpire in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Jenkins was uncle of Fitzroy player Horrie Dawson.
Jenkins played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1897 and 1908 and again in 1910.
He was senior coach of the Richmond Football Club in 1913.
Jenkins later joined the VFL as a goal umpire making his debut in VFL senior football in 1920. By the time of his death in 1927, Jenkins had umpired 132 senior matches, including five grand finals.