Vale Ted Johnson

The AFLUA was saddened to learn that Life Member and Lifetime Achievement Recipient Ted ‘Teddy’ Johnson recently passed away. Ted Johnson gave sixty years of service to Australian football as an umpire, traine...

AFLUA X-Umpires’ Luncheon – October 2023

Our X-Umpires’ Luncheons continue to provide a great opportunity for retired umpires to catch up regularly and share great yarns about their time in the game and beyond. On this occasion, our X-Umpires’ Coor...

Chris Gordon – another milestone reached

Congratulations to boundary umpire Chris Gordon, who will mark his 350th career AFL match this weekend when he takes to the field for the 2023 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Brisbane Lions at the MCG. ...

2023 AFL GRAND FINAL UMPIRES – UPDATE

Congratulations to the umpires selected to the 2023 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Brisbane at the MCG on Saturday. The following is the full list of umpires for Saturday’s title showdown. The numbe...

2023 AFL PRELIMINARY FINALS UMPIRE APPOINTMENTS

Congratulations to the 24 umpires who have been selected as part of the officials’ panel for the 2023 AFL Preliminary Finals, which will be played across Friday and Saturday (22-23 September 2023). The first...

‘Where Are They Now?’ – GRAEME KEITH WILLIAMS

Well, here we go! If my next ‘Where are they Now?’ profile is not an umpiring man, then I have not seen one. Graeme Keith Williams has done it all. Starting as a Field Umpire; 6 Senior VFL games; 10 VCFL Gra...