AFL select experience for the weekend Prelim Finals

Sep 21, 2018 | News

The AFL has opted for experience in selecting its Preliminary Finals panel of umpires this weekend. The Friday night field umpire’s team of Rosebury, Stevic and Ryan have a combined total of 112 finals including 18 grand finals of experience.  Boundary umpires,...

State league Finals Continue

Sep 21, 2018 | News

Photo: AFL Rookie Umpire, Sam Hunter – WA Goal Umpire of the Year Congratulations are extended to all of our kindred bodies and their umpires, as their 2018 season’s draw to a close this weekend. It is very heartening to see many of our current rookies and some...

Week 2 Finals shorts: Mitch brings up his 250th in cut throat final

Sep 19, 2018 | News, Umpire Shorts

Boundary umpire, Mitch Le Fevre achieved another milestone on Saturday evening, in Tasmanian like weather conditions.  Mitch would’ve felt right at home in the 7-degree temperature (windchill 3-degrees), albeit it would have been hotter on the ground.  Mitch moves...

Where are they now? Richard Thomas Auhl – Heritage Goal Umpire, 190

Sep 18, 2018 | Where Are They Now?

‘Where Are They Now’ ventures back to the early days of umpiring, where it was more common than it is today for a field umpire, once he finished his career, changed over to become a goal umpire where they would start on the Reserve Grade list in order to demonstrate...

2018 NEAFL Grand Final Umpire Panel Announced

Sep 12, 2018 | News

Former AFL umpire Brett Ritchie will lead the 2018 NEAFL Grand Final umpiring panel for Sunday’s season decider between Southport and Sydney at Fankhauser Reserve. Ritchie, who umpired 22 AFL games in 2011-2012, will join Canberra’s Nic McGinness and Andrew Adair as...