Umpire Shorts – March 22

Umpire Shorts – March 22

Field umpire Matt Stevic officiated in his 200th AFL game on the weekend when Fremantle took on the West Coast Eagles at Patersons Stadium.  Matt, originally a country boy from Leongatha and a product of the West Gippsland Football League, is no stranger to high...
Umpire Shorts – March 22

Umpire Shorts – March 21

AFL List Finalised The AFL Umpiring Department finalised all lists last Thursday with Tristan Burgess from Victoria filling the last field umpire vacancy.  Player to Umpire Pathway umpire, Leigh Fisher, became the 33rd listed umpire and follows in the footsteps of...
Umpire Shorts – March 22

New Boys Put Through Their Paces

Scott, is one of the youngest boundary umpires to umpire AFL football since mentor and colleague Chris Simms made his debut as a 17 year old in 2010. “I found NAB one much harder because it was all new to me,” Scott said yesterday after he helped guide his...