Wings for Life World Run

What are you doing at 9pm on Mother's Day?  Spare a thought for over 3,000 Australians who will commence a run in synchronisation with more than 100,000 other athletes from 34 locations around the world, acr...

The jigsaw is complete for 2016

The final pieces of the list management process have been completed and our umpires are in full pre-season training.  Our field umpires have been involved in club visits across Australia since early January.   ...

Shane Jones retires

Shane Jones has made a very courageous decision in the lead up to the 2016 season, he has decided to put work and family first.  Shane was to enter his 8th season as an AFL boundary umpire when he received a...

Boundary Umpire – Lachlan Rayner joins the list

It's the phone call every aspiring AFL Umpire wants to receive.. Lachlan Rayner, despite missing out on being elevated to the AFL Boundary Squad at the end of season 2015 was called on Friday 15 January and ...

Behind the badge

Check out this story in the Summer 2015 edition of Police life featuring 2015 AFL Grand Final goal umpire Adam Wojcik. Click here...

Fleer returns to the AFL in 2016

There have been some recent cases of umpires returning to the AFL after redeeming themselves with outstanding officiating back in state league football. One example is field umpire Craig Fleer, who has recen...

Dan Parsons passes

The AFLUA is sad to acknowledge the passing of life member and 1968 VFL Grand Final goal umpire Dan Parsons. Dan began umpiring on the boundary in the CYMS competition in 1944. He joined the VFL Second Eight...