Newly appointed AFL Rookie, Trent McPhee

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 years.  Trent joined the WAFL panel in 2012 and made his WAFL...
Following in his fathers’ footsteps….

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, in his first year with the VFL, Cameron umpired the TAC...
Jamie Broadbent joins the AFL rookie list

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 not making the 1st football team at Sacred Heart College in...
Sean Moylan – newly listed WA Boundary Umpire

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 East Fremantle District Junior Umpires in 2010.  He...
Nathan Williamson wins most promising field umpire award

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 Department. Nathan, was first listed as an AFL rookie in...