The three All Australian Umpires were announced at the AFLUA grand final cocktail party in Southbank on Saturday night. At the gala event attended by over 200 umpires, partners and friends the announcements were made by field umpire’s coach Hayden Kennedy and Umpires’...
SHAUN Ryan’s road to the pinnacle of umpiring started with a part-time job which brought in “pocket money”. Ryan, a fresh-faced schoolboy with aspirations of becoming a lawyer, didn’t forecast an umpiring career spanning 12 years at the elite...
South-west export Shaun Ryan credited the Warrnambool and District Football Umpires Association after officiating his eighth AFL grand final on Saturday at the MCG. The field umpire teamed up with Matt Stevic and “Razor” Ray Chamberlain for the decider...