AFLUA life member, John Leighton passed away on grand final day, aged 82. His funeral was held in Cobden last week. John’s son, Peter said today, his father loved his umpiring and said that he had travelled extensively with John during his umpiring days on the...
KEVIN Smith’s outstanding service to football has been acknowledged, with the NFL umpires boss the winner of the 2014 AFL Merit Award. Please click here to view the full article from the Northern Football League.
Three hundred and nineteen game veteran, Mark Canning has decided to hand up his flags after 21 years on the AFL list. The announcement was made at the umpires cocktail party on Saturday night. Mark, in his usual quiet style thanked everyone for their support over...
We all know that there are lies, damn lies and statistics. Read them whatever way you want but here are a few that we think are worth noting anyway. Luke Walker becomes the goal umpire with the highest number of finals in VFL/AFL history (30), eclipsing David...
The three best umpires in Australia were announced at a cocktail party to celebrate the season and the 2014 grand final umpires. AFL umpire’s coach Hayden Kennedy announced that Matt Stevic was the All Australian field umpire for this season. Matt has capped...
