Feel early changes in AFL cultural shift

Aug 23, 2018 | News

ON the brink of expansion and only two seasons old AFLW is challenging long-held perceptions on the game in ways we might not realise: like culture towards umpires. The vibe about AFLW matches is different and not because of the boutique ground sizes or the hype of...

Round 22 shorts: The round starts with some big news

Aug 22, 2018 | News, Umpire Shorts

Field umpires, Justin Schmitt and Troy Pannell stood in front of their Melbourne colleagues before training on Thursday night and announced their retirements from AFL Football at the end of the season. Scott Jeffery spoke of Justin’s contribution to umpiring and Simon...

Round 21 shorts: It was a round of big milestones and bigger hits

Aug 16, 2018 | News, Umpire Shorts

Matt Stevic – 350 AFL games, Shaun Ryan – 300 AFL games, Tristan Symes – 150 AFL games and Chelsea Roffey floored by Oscar McDonald in the Melbourne v Sydney clash. It doesn’t get bigger than this. Shaun Ryan walked out to umpire his 300th AFL game...

Round 21 2018 FM-MDE, Georgie Hamilton

Aug 15, 2018 | Video

150th AFL Match – Congratulations to Tristan Symes

Aug 14, 2018 | Milestones, News

The Queensland football scene has changed significantly since Tristan’s arrival to AFL football.  He was first appointed to the AFL panel in 2007.  At first, it was tough going to get a game with four goal umpires based in Queensland and Brisbane Lions the only AFL...