Vale Bill Terrill

Bill Terrill’s most memorable moment as a VFL umpire didn’t come on the field, it came in 1955 after a Farrer League final.  Bill was sitting in the kitchen of the Gloucester Hotel in Albury about 7.30pm after ...

Newly appointed AFL Rookie, Trent McPhee

“Lucky undies”? “Listening to music”……….these are two of the pre-game rituals WA based Rookie umpire Trent McPhee follows before taking the field each week. It obviously works, given his success in recent ye...

Following in his fathers’ footsteps….

Following in his father Gavin’s footsteps, Cameron ‘Dorey’ Dore is quickly rising through the umpiring ranks with two impressive years at the VFL, after a successful beginning at the Victorian Amateurs. In 2016...

Jamie Broadbent joins the AFL rookie list

Becoming a rookie umpire and being part of the AFL Accelerated Development Program are career highlights for South Australian based Rookie Umpire Jamie Broadbent, who joins the rookie program in 2018. After ...

Sean Moylan – newly listed WA Boundary Umpire

Many umpires have started their careers on the promise of earning some pretty handy cash during their early schooling days and Sean Moylan was no different when he commenced umpiring as a field umpire with the ...

Nathan Williamson wins most promising field umpire award

His disarming smile and blonde surfer looks belie the resilience and focus of the most promising first or second year field umpire, Nathan Williamson.  The award is based on the rankings from the AFL Umpiring D...

Josh Garrett wins Bill Sutton Medallion

Josh hasn’t put a foot wrong in his two years on the AFL list.  Recruited from the WAFL at the tender age of 19, Josh came with high expectations having umpired the 2014 and 2015 WAFL grand finals.  He was also...