Round 19 Shorts – Dillon Tee’d up a gem
Dillon and Eleni are not two people who want to be in the spotlight, but when Dillon took the opportunity to propose to Eleni on Saturday after their first AFL game together, the media were all over it. Not ...
Round 18 Shorts: Daniel Wilson keeps on keeping on
Sixteen years in elite sport, maintaining a very high level of performance, balancing work and life are all the battles that Dan faces each week and indeed each year to keep his spot on the goal umpiring panel....
Rob reaches the ton
Rob O’Gorman’s quietly passed his 100thgame milestone when he took to the field for the Fremantle v Carlton game on Sunday 30thJune.
Whilst Rob’s first official game was the Hawthorn v St Kilda game in round...
Round 17 shorts – Brothers establish an all-time record
Our WA based brothers, Jeff and Brett Dalgleish just keep racking up the milestones. Jeff passed the 200-game mark five weeks ago, now Brett has notched up his last Friday night in the WCE v Collingwood tussle...
Where is he now? John Edward ‘Dingo’ Morgan
Someone may be asking where the nickname ‘Dingo’ found its origin for this edition of ‘Where are they now?’ I have it on good authority it originated when John Edward ‘Dingo’ Morgan was on an umpire’s end of se...
Milestones aside it was quite a weekend of upsets
What a great gesture from the Bulldogs and Geelong players to form a guard of honour to recognise Shane McInerney’s record breaking game. It showed all class from two teams who genuinely respect the role of of...
A celebration for Shane and a good news story for umpiring
I have been extremely lucky in my time in VFL/AFL football to witness first hand the great umpires in the modern era. Make no mistake about it the dedication and perseverance required to be successful as an um...