May 29, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts
Boundary umpire Michael Marantelli was the 142nd umpire, but only the 49th boundary umpire to officiate in 200 AFL games. Michael achieved this feat in the Richmond v Hawthorn match at the MCG. In reaching this milestone Michael became the fastest boundary umpire in...
May 23, 2019 | Milestones, News
“Pretty amazing” is how Matt Konetschka described his AFL journey to date, before taking the field for his 150thAFL game at the Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns game on Sunday 21 April 2019. Matt acknowledges that in order to umpire 150 games, you need an amazing network of...
May 21, 2019 | Milestones, News
Who umpires an AFL match on a Saturday afternoon at the MCG then participates in the challenging Great Train Race on Sunday morning! The Great Train Race is not just a regular running race; this race challenges participants to race against the historic Puffing Billy...
May 20, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts
Congratulations to AFL goal umpire, Michael Palm who officiated in his 100th AFL game when he took to the MCG for the Carlton v Collingwood match on Saturday. Michael, who hails from SA came into AFL football via country Ballarat then the VFL and onto the AFL list in...
