Round 11 shorts – A very tough day at the footy/pool?

We have to spare a thought for the players and umpires in Saturday's clash on the Gold Coast.  Strong storms lashed the whole eastern seaboard of Australia and dumped 278mm of rain on the Gold Coast mostly duri...

Where are they now – Leo Sutton

Leo Sutton is 88 years young.  He still weighs 63 kg - his running weight and is just as busy now as he was in his heyday as a boundary umpire on the VFL panel between 1950 and 1960. When former Prime Minist...

Sally Boud “Taking Change in Stride”

To say Sally Boud's life has changed in the last six months would be a massive understatement. Sally was promoted to the AFL goal umpiring list and started a new career teaching students in years 11 and 12. ...

Josh knocks up his first 50 games

Family tradition often dictates what walk of life a youngster follows.  So spare a thought for Josh Mather because umpiring was in his blood before he could walk.  He had no options but to follow in his grand f...