Some great milestones achieved in Round 1

Low scores, a couple of blowouts and a heap of warm and humid weather across the country didn’t stop AFL football from hitting our television screens for round one, across four days last week. On the back of...

Inside an umpire pre-season improvement camp

Umpires have a thankless task and are often the subject of criticism, but what goes unseen is the work they do to improve. Take, for example, the pre-season camp 10 developing whistleblowers went on last mon...

AFLW Preliminary Finals are here

The merits of a conference system can be argued until you are blue in the face.  What is indisputable is that two cut throat preliminary finals will be played this weekend that will determine the Grand Finalist...

Vote for Angus……….as he celebrates his 50th AFL game

This weekend is a big one for Angus McKenzie-Wills who not only will be officiating his 50thAFL game on Sunday but will be keeping a close eye on the results from the NSW election, wondering if he’ll have a job...

Three debutants from the class of 2019

There is one thing to get that much awaited phone call in early October to tell you that you’ve earned an AFL contract.  The next exercise is to pick up your belongings and move to the other side of the country...

Often asked questions, Where do I get my flags?

The phone will often ring in our office and among the many varied requests we get from community umpires include, “Where can I purchase goal flags?” AFLUA Life Member, Ian Bennett (pictured) has been making goa...