Michael (Mara) Marantelli walked onto Etihad Stadium for the St Kilda v Greater Western Sydney clash at Etihad Stadium for his 150th AFL Match. Just like his athletic running ability, Michael’s career to date has flown by. Five years and 7 games to be exact,...
AFL CEO, Gill McLachlan hit the nail on the head earlier this week when he mused, attendances are up, football is exciting and unpredictable, scoring in up, stoppages are down and all that makes headlines are a couple of umpiring decisions because journo’s...
FORMER Albury goal umpire Matt Maclure will officiate in Sunday’s clash between Hawthorn and Melbourne at the MCG. After being an emergency for the opening six rounds of the AFL season, Maclure has been called up to make his debut. Please click here to view...
Three hundred games by any measure is an amazing achievement, when Aaron Deckys crossed the boundary line last Saturday afternoon he became the first Queenslander to achieve that feat. It is even more meritorious when you consider that for Aaron’s first...
There are not many umpires who can claim they started their AFL umpiring career back in the 20th century but one proud boundary umpire from the sunshine state, who recently umpired his 300th AFL game, certainly can! Aaron Deckys umpired his first AFL match back in...
