In conversation with…David Flegg AM
Twenty eight years…AFLUA’s honorary historian/statistician and former goal umpire, David Flegg AM, has been going strong in his role.
Since 1994, David has been accumulating umpiring records, and researching...
AFL Season 2022 Umpiring Milestones
With 23 Rounds of the AFL Season 2022 completed, here is a summary of the landmark umpiring milestones so far from this season.
Congratulations to all the umpires on their achievements.
For more informati...
Nick Brown hits the treadmill to support Very Special Kids (VSK)
AFL Field Umpire Nick Brown took on the ‘24Hour Challenge’ earlier in June 2022 to raise over $2,600 for Very Special Kids (VSK).
VSK provides specialist palliative care for children and young people with li...
AFLUA X-Umpires’ Luncheon – June 2022
It was once again great to see our X-Umpires’ group catch up at this month’s Luncheon at The Glasshouse in Caulfield.
Check out a selection of photos from the event below.
The AFLUA X-Umpires’ Luncheons p...
Yarrawonga trip
John Moss, Ian Brown and Terry O’Donnell travelled to Yarrawonga on 8th June 2022 (Wednesday), to catch up over lunch with some of our oldest surviving members. Many old stories were told, and many memories rev...
Happy birthday, Walter!
Former umpire and AFLUA’s oldest member Walter Charles Hopkins, OAM (Wally) recently turned 98.
We hope Walter had a great birthday.
Bob Madigan (WRFLUA Life Member) and AFLUA X-Umpires’ program coordinat...
Jordyn Pearson – celebrating a year of milestones
Congratulations to Victorian field umpire Jordyn Pearson, who made her VFL debut this month in Round 7 (Essendon v Box Hill Hawks) at Windy Hill. After Annie Mirabile and Eleni Glouftsis, Jordyn is now the thir...
Jason Yazdani – AFL debut
Congratulations to goal umpire Jason Yazdani, who joins the list of debutants in the ongoing 2022 AFL season.
Jason, WAFL’s 2016 Rising Star and 2021 Goal Umpire of the Year, officiated in his first AFL matc...