An umpire one day and a race winner the next – Shane Thiele umpires his 200th AFL game

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...

Round 8 shorts – Michael Palm rolls to 100 games

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...

Where are they now? William John ‘The Voice’ Yendle

May 17, 2019 | News

Our next ‘Where are they Now’ is an umpire who officiated in over 441 Victorian Country Football League games – William John Yendle (Bill). Bill had a reputation around the bush earning the nickname ‘The Voice’ because he communicated with every player calling them by...

AFL Boundary Umpire – Drew Kowalski celebrates 150 games

May 16, 2019 | Milestones, News

‘Drew’ is simply ‘Drew’ was how colleague and close friend Chris Gordon responded when asked to describe Drew Kowalski.  ‘Drew is literally just Drew with everybody!’ Drew recently joined a number of his colleagues who reached their 150thAFL game, giving a true...

Work Experience with the AFLUA – Thomas Borg

May 16, 2019 | News

I completed work experience with the AFLUA from Monday 15 – Thursday 18 April 2019 and during this time I worked on tasks around the office including being able to attend AFL umpire training which took place on Tuesday afternoon at Ikon park. Initially when I first...