Matthew Tomkins – 150 AFL games
For Matt, it only seems like yesterday that he walked into his first AFL training session alongside Chris Esler and Matt Jenkinson but last Saturday Matt Tomkins officiated his 150thAFL game.
Matt started hi...
Round 10 shorts – Goal umpires continue to perform to the elite standards expected
How do we separate the score review system from our elite performers, the goal umpires? This is the vexed question the AFL needs to grapple with as the score review comes under extreme pressure from key stakeho...
AFL goal umpire Alex Chisholm – radio podcast
AFL Goal Umpire, Alex Chisholm made his debut as a goal umpire at a young age, on Saturday 5 May in the game between Sydney and North Melbourne.
Please click here to listen to the podcast from Macquarie Spor...
Veteran whistle blower believes umpire-player relationships have never been stronger
Umpires have been front and centre in the past few weeks.
But despite an array of contact related incidents and issues with rule interpretations, veteran whistle blower Brett Rosebury believes relationships be...
Michael Saunders – a remote 200!
When Michael stepped onto Spotless Stadium last Saturday he did so with little fan fare and even less recognition of the milestone that has taken him 9 years and 45 days to achieve, 200 AFL games. Michael beco...
Round 9 shorts – Mollison travels to China for his 200th game
Congratulations to Jacob Mollison on achieving his 200 game milestone but he had to travel further than any other umpire in the history of the game to achieve it, Shanghai! Jacob came onto the list in 2008 fro...