Monthly Archives September 18, 2018

‘Where Are They Now’ ventures back to the early days of umpiring, where it was more common than it is today for a field umpire, once he finished his career, changed over to become a goal umpire where they would...

Former AFL umpire Brett Ritchie will lead the 2018 NEAFL Grand Final umpiring panel for Sunday’s season decider between Southport and Sydney at Fankhauser Reserve. Ritchie, who umpired 22 AFL games in 2011-2...

Emergency field umpire, Chris Donlon made history on Friday night when he appeared on the ground during the third quarter, wearing a puffy jacket and a beanie, and blew his whistle to award a free kick against ...

No matter which way you look at it the AFL has a new look umpires finals panel in 2018. There are seven debutants across the disciplines, including three new emergency goal umpires. At a glance the new umpires...

AFLUA Life Member, Ian Sonnemann passed away on Friday August 31 peacefully, surrounded by his family after a long illness. Ian grew up in Murmungee and Beechworth.  He played football with Wangaratta, Beech...