Field umpire Robert Miller commenced his umpiring career in 1946 in the East Suburban Churches football competition as a boundary umpire in 1946. Two years later he was accepted onto the VFL Reserve Grade as a field umpire where he umpired until the end of...
TEN of Western Australia’s football greats will be inducted to the NAB West Australian Football Hall of Fame in a special event on the playing surface at Domain Stadium on Sunday, November 26. The West Australian Football Commission established the WA Football Hall of...
On a Sunday afternoon when it’s 32 degrees the last thing you’d expect to see is a hybrid game of International Rules between the Irish Gaelic team and a team of AFL stars being played at Adelaide Oval. However, 25,000 people braved the cricket like conditions and...
HAVE you ever wondered who runs further – the umpires or the players? As it turns out, boundary umpires typically cover more ground than the players during a game. Please click here to view the full article on the AFL website.
RESPECTED community figure and well-known AFL Goulburn Murray umpire and AFL Umpires Association Life Member, Greg Sidebottom has been honoured for his contribution to Australian football, chosen as the namesake of one of AFL Victoria’s Umpire Coach of the Year...