David Rodan to debut in the AFL this week

Former AFL footballer David Rodan will debut in his first AFL game this weekend as a goal umpire.  David will partner Stephen Williams in the Nth Melbourne v Fremantle match this Sunday. David played 18...

Round 15 shorts – Adam Coote back into the action

Boundary umpire, Adam Coote was back for his third game in 2017 on the weekend.  Adam’s season has been scuttled by injury following a pre season operation.  Adam now has 270 games to his name includi...

Round 14 shorts – Luke Walker hits another milestone

Luke Walker just keeps on keeping on.  It’s an old cliche but a very apt one when thinking about Luke.  In Luke’s 12th year on the list he continues to find the drive necessary to excel at the elite l...

Hosko – Congratulations on 100 AFL games

Two umpires will celebrate milestones on Sunday afternoon at the St Kilda v Gold Coast Suns game - Brendan ‘Hosko’ Hosking will umpire his 100th AFL game alongside Hayden Gavine who walks onto the ground to ump...

Transition from teaching to cafe owner proving a winner

The AFLUA recently visited Leigh Fisher’s new café – the Cornerstone and Co – a small licenced café located in the leafy back streets of Hampton, to catch up with Hayden Gavine, who will umpire his first AFL ga...

Luke Walker – Congratulations on 250th AFL Game

Umpiring an AFL Grand Final is every umpires’ dream, doing six places you in a league of your own! Luke Walker, who will umpire his 250th AFL game this weekend, is ranked third in the all-time list of goal umpi...

Hall of Fame – Congratulations Brett Allen

Last night, former AFL Field Umpire Brett Allen was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. With 347 matches, Brett is the ninth-most experienced field umpire in VFL/AFL history. With seven grand...