Jack Drysdale at the 1930 ANA conference, Mildura

Jack was the secretary

It took quite some time to identify many of the early association office-bearers. Actual records only went as far back as 1938 and the period from 1909 had to be researched from letters and newspaper articles a...

Toughest start to any season

Ask anyone who has been around a while in AFL umpiring circles and they all nod in agreement, this has been the toughest start to any AFL season in living memory. Scott Jeffery acknowledged the same after th...

Ex AFL goal umpire leaps into development role

Recently retired AFL goal umpire Troy Mavroudis has certainly taken the notion of a "sea change" to a whole new level. Troy has left the iconic surrounds of the Gold Coast and traded it for the interior of S...

George is second VFL/AFL umpire reach 100 years

Grand final boundary umpire George Smith turned 100 years of age on 30 December. He becomes the second VFL/AFL umpire to reach the century mark. George umpired 145 VFL matches from 1938-1949 including the 1...

Life member John McNiff passes away

John McNiff was an active member of the X men and the AFLUA until his untimely passing after a brief illness on Sunday December 29. John began umpiring in 1951 with the VFL Second Eighteens. He umpired two ...
Adam Coote wins the Burnie Gift

Boundary umpires successful in Burnie

AFL boundary Adam Coote beat a quality field and the elements to win the prestigious Burnie Gift and Michael Marantelli took out the mile event at in a rain-affected carnival at West Park yesterday Please cl...