Daniel Wilson – 200 games
"In this business over 13 years if I've learned one thing, it is to take nothing for granted. At the start of the season I was looking forward to my 200th game. An injury almost put paid to that," reflected D...
Round 21 shorts: Perth is always a welcoming city
Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator, Peter Kelly and CEO Peter Howe spent three days in Perth prior to round 21 catching up with our Perth based members. They are an extremely resilient group probably bec...
AFLUA visit to Perth
The AFLUA recently visited Perth to catch up with its members and attend training.
Members were updated on the current status of the CBA discussions and given the opportunity of one-on-one meetings to disc...
Round 20 shorts – Great reward for persistence
Congratulations to all of our milestone achievers this week. Chelsea Roffey 200 games, Shane Thiele 150 games and Ben Ryan 100 games, have all made unique contributions to the game and made many sacrifices to ...
Tackling Homophobia in Sport – AFL Pride Game this weekend
AFL umpires will join St Kilda and the Sydney Swans in the inaugural Pride Game at Etihad Stadium on Saturday 13 August to celebrate diversity and tackle homophobia in sport. AFL goal umpires will wave rainbow...
Interstate Visits
The AFLUA is currently conducting further visits to interstate locations, as part of the association's communication and engagement strategy.
The aim of the visits is to have a presence in those cities where...
Right time right place
Chris Esler is a man on a mission. He comes across as an affable relaxed guy who just wants to knock about with his mates. Under that calm composed exterior is a man with a passion for performance. Coming of...
Round 19 shorts – “Footy” loves his footy
Field umpire Nick Foot took his appreciation of football to a new level on the weekend. Nick was programmed to sit on two benches as the emergency field umpire in the Friday night clash at Geelong and the Satu...