One of a kind – Mark’s his 400th AFL game

Sep 10, 2019 | Milestones, News

South Australian based boundary umpire, Mark Thomson became only the second boundary umpire in the history of the game to umpire 400 AFL games in the round 23 clash between Port Adelaide and Fremantle.  The other is his good mate and colleague, Darren Wilson.  Mark...

What ever happened to……..The man they called “Sinca’s”

Sep 9, 2019 | News

Former High-Performance Umpire’s Manager of the Western Australian Football League (WAFL), Darryl Sinclair is finding new meaning in his life working for the Stephen Michael Foundation. Darryl works with young boys and girls at risk.  “It’s a beautiful thing we do. ...

Finals panel 2019 released

Sep 4, 2019 | News

Ten debutants have made the first cut of the AFL 2019 finals race.  Five field umpires, three boundary umpires and two goal umpires have had their performances in 2019 vindicated by selectors and eagerly await their opportunity to perform on the best stage. Our...

Hayden hits 50………. 50 AFL Games

Sep 2, 2019 | Milestones, News

It only seems like yesterday that Hayden Gavine commenced his career with the AFL, having been appointed to the list in 2017.  Two seasons later, he notched up his 50thAFL game when he took to the field on Saturday 24thAugust to umpire the North Melbourne v Melbourne...

Shane McInerney – The GOAT?

Sep 2, 2019 | News

Five hundred and two games after an inauspicious start in a Carlton v Sydney match at Princess Park in 1994, the curtain has finally come down on one of the real characters of AFL umpiring. Let’s take nothing away from the resilience, perseverance, training commitment...