Since 1994 AFL field umpires have been allocated shirt numbers in much the same way and for much the same reason as players. Below are the numbers issued to AFL Field Umpires in 2023.
A list of match totals by the wearers of each number is available here.
A history of shirt numbers is available here.
2023 Number | Umpire's name |
---|---|
1 | Chris Donlon |
2 | Nick Foot |
3 | Leigh Fisher |
4 | Justin Power |
5 | Leigh Haussen |
6 | Daniel Johanson |
7 | Jeff Dalgleish |
8 | Brett Rosebury |
9 | Matt Stevic |
10 | Rob O'Gorman |
11 | Curtis Deboy |
12 | Andrew Stephens |
13 | Nick Brown |
14 | Hayden Gavine |
15 | Mathew Nicholls |
16 | Brendan Hosking |
17 | John Howorth |
18 | Ray Chamberlain |
19 | Alex Whetton |
20 | Jamie Broadbent |
21 | Simon Meredith |
22 | Nathan Williamson |
23 | Rob Findlay |
24 | Tom Bryce |
25 | Nathan Toner |
26 | Craig Fleer |
27 | Andre Gianfagna |
28 | Cameron Dore |
29 | Andrew Heffernan |
30 | |
31 | Paul Rebeschini |
32 | Jacob Mollison |
33 | Brent Wallace |
34 | Eleni Glouftsis |
35 | Peter Bailes |
36 | Andrew Adair |
37 | Martin Rodger |
38 | Matt Young |
39 | Jordan Fry |
40 | Harry Birch |
41 | Cam Jones |
42 | Nic McGinness |
43 | James Strybos |