Rowan Sawers oft used quote when talking about great umpires used the phrase “the best are those who perform at a consistently high level over a long period of time. Forty-five umpires have achieved 20 plus years of service as full members of the AFLUA since it’s...
AFLUA Life Member Allan Arvidson passed away on December 29 2017 aged 93 and was buried on January 9 2018. Allan had a colourful and somewhat controversial career. He joined the ranks of the VFL umpires in 1947 before his retirement in 1956. He was awarded his life...
Veteran field umpire, Chris Kamolins has called stumps on his 207-game career to take up a role as General Manager Fisher and Paykel Healthcare in India. Speaking with Chris over the past few days he reflected fondly on his footy involvement but said, “this was too...