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Peter Howe Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Former AFLUA CEO Peter Howe will be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his exemplary services to umpiring and the association spanning 45 years. Peter always has, and always will be, an association man...

Brett Rosebury attends WA Community Umpiring Launch

Brett Rosebury recently travelled to Perth to take part in a Q&A for the West Australian Football Commission’s community umpiring launch. Around 70 community umpires attended the meet and greet and liste...

Repost: What ad-land can learn from AFL Boundary Umpires

Advertiser Sophie Mateer recently penned an opinion piece in the media industry magazine B&T. In the article Sophie "reflects on the lessons that media execs can learn from a very unlikely place - AFL bound...

AFLW Members See Success at SANFL Awards Night

The SANFL Golden Whistle Awards night last Friday saw three of the AFLUA's AFLW members claim trophies. Mitch Scott claimed the nights top prize, being named the SANFL Umpire of the year, winning the Golden ...

AFLW Finals Panel Released

The AFLW has released the finals panel for the 2023 campaign. 42 umps will see the Adelaide Crows, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Geelong, Essendon and Sydney will battle for premiership glor...

2024 Umpire List Released

After much deliberation, the AFL has released its Umpire List for the 2024 season. The four departing umpires; Luke Edwards, Chris Gordon, Drew Kowalski and Mitch Le Fevre will leave with a combined 1,029 ga...

Umpires ‘StepUp!’ for Down Syndrome Victoria

On Sunday 22nd AFLUA members volunteered at Down Syndrome Victoria’s annual StepUp! for Down Syndrome event, helping raise $45,574 to provide support for people with Down syndrome and their families. Ex-umps...