Some real statistics of some note……..

Jul 11, 2018 | News

Field umpire Scott Jeffery had to replace Nick Foot (calf) at half time in the Essendon v Collingwood game on Sunday at the G.  It is the fourth time that Scott has come on as an emergency umpire to replace an injured colleague in a match.  Scott on the other hand has...

Round 16 shorts: Our Fiona McBurney Match Day Program goes viral in SA

Jul 10, 2018 | News, Umpire Shorts

State Umpire Manager in SA, Shane Harris has been a fantastic supporter of our FM MDE program since its inception.  This weekend he took it a step further with the help of Maureen Lawlor from Down Syndrome SA when 11 Down Syndrome participants played football on...

Footy fans with Down syndrome will play a game at Adelaide Oval at half-time in the Port-St Kilda match as part of a SANFL initiative

Jul 9, 2018 | News

THESE passionate footy fans are gearing up to play the game they love in front of a crowd of thousands at the state’s biggest stadium. The initiative is part of the Fiona McBurney Experience, a collaboration between the SANFL, AFL Umpires Association and Down Syndrome...

It took a trip to China to land a milestone

Jul 6, 2018 | Milestones, News

Field umpire Jacob Mollison had to travel 16,100 kilometres (return trip) to reach his 200 game milestone.  Further than any other person in the history of the game has had to travel to achieve it. “It was a great experience, we had an awesome crew, all we had to do...

Grand Final Legend, Kevin Barker passes away

Jul 4, 2018 | News

Former VFL goal umpire, Kevin Barker, aged 81 passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday evening. Kevin grew up in Melbourne and Ballarat.  He began umpiring with the Ascot Vale Presbyterian’s on the boundary before commencing with the VFL Reserve Grade in...