Troy Mavroudis bows out quietly

Aug 30, 2013 | News

When actions are needed to speak louder than words we turn to the quiet achievers and Troy Mavroudis from Queensland is certainly one of those men. He has stood the test of time, twelve years to be precise, as an AFL umpire who cares passionately about the game and...

Sergio Villagra – the path less travelled

Aug 29, 2013 | News

Article written by team mate – AFL boundary umpire, Michael Saunders The background for almost all umpires follows a pretty standard script. First of all I would pose a few questions: Did you grow up in a southern state? Does your family follow the game? Did you...

Congratulations on 300 AFL games.

Aug 27, 2013 | Milestones

Mark’s smile and quiet nature can be quite disarming and belies the real strength of character that lies beneath a warm engaging man. “You never coast in life in anything you do………getting over the line in that January fitness test after...

Mark Canning waves in 300 AFL games

Aug 23, 2013 | Milestones, News

AFL goal umpire, Mark Canning becomes only the sixth goal umpire in VFL/AFL history to be appointed to 300 games. Mark is looking forward to walking out onto the Etihad surface at the traditional time of 2.10pm Saturday afternoon when North Melbourne plays Hawthorn in...

Umpire Shorts – 19 August 2013

Aug 19, 2013 | News, Umpire Shorts

The umpiring department obviously thought that Jack McBurney might need some assistance in his 400 AFL appearance on the weekend so they appointed him with Shane McInerney who was doing his 373rd game and with veteran “rookie” Stuart Wenn who was doing his...