AFLUA life member and grand final umpire Leo Sutton passed away in Canberra last week after a short illness. Leo was a tireless volunteer in his latter years working for the Canberra Lions Club and the Canberra Hospice. Leo was an engaging story teller and spoke...
Former Cadet Squad field umpire and long time friend and supporter of the AFLUA, Colin Newcombe has passed away after an eight month battle with cancer. Col began umpiring in 1984 in the Colac and District FL. He had a stint with the Southern Football League and...
Week after week for 21 years, Mark Thommo Thomson has trained and prepared his body to umpire AFL Football. Since his first appointment back in 1996 to Adelaide Vs Sydney, Thommo has umpired in 28 Finals, 5 Grand finals (including the 2010 replay), and a substantial...
Mat (Nicho) Nicholls got involved in umpiring for some pocket money and to lose some weight back in the Diamond Valley Football League in 1992. He is now one of the most elite and professional umpires at the AFL level in 2017. This weekend Nicho walks out to officiate...
Warragul boy, Chris Roberts walked onto the MCG on Saturday in the Geelong v Hawthorn match very proud of his 200 game milestone. His good mate, Chris Gordon estimated that Chris has travelled up and down the Princes Highway to the tune of 122,400...
