One of the stalwarts of our association Peter “Pedro” Taylor passed away peacefully over the weekend. Pedro was still an active participant in our X umpire luncheons at Mornington and always had a good story or two to tell. Pedro grew up in Mordialloc and Parkdale....
When you reach retirement age, you may think that you would put your feet up and relax, but this was not the case for our next “Where are they now?” Umpire. Michael Francis Xavier Henry known as Mike, is busier than ever and devotes a lot of his time as a volunteer as...
Players have had their every move, both in games and at training, monitored and pored over by each club’s Strength and Conditioning staff for well over a decade now. AFL contracted field umpires were presented with their pre-season training toy when they hit the...
Photo from left to right: Former professional cyclist Phil Anderson OAM, Ben Carbonaro AFLUD Property Steward and Andrew Toy, former Canberra based umpire. AFL umpires Ray Chamberlain, Chris Donlon and Chris Esler all participated in the Razor Ride raising money for...
The AFL has quietly taken significant yet much-needed steps to ensure its highly-scrutinised umpiring group is adequately supported and recognised as the league’s ‘19th team’. Foxfooty.com.au can reveal an unprecedented level of investment and resources into the...
