Throughout my week with the AFLUA, I learnt that there’s a huge amount of work that happens behind the scenes to enable day to day tasks to take place. Being a boundary umpire myself with the Ballarat Football Umpires Association, I had a good grasp of the match day...
From a young seventeen-year-old to finding himself on the 2020 AFL Umpires List, Sam Stagg has come in leaps and bounds to ensure his spot for the 2020 season. For an idea to stay fit, earn money and stay involved in footy, it’s fair to say this idea has well and...
Former VFL Umpire, Joe Bell passed away on November 15 2019 aged 85. While Joe wasn’t a VFLUA life member, he was a life member of the VFL Reserve Grade Umpires Association and the Ballarat Football Umpires Association. Joe was a listed VFL umpire between 1973 and...
Chris Appleton has been appointed as the AFL Goal Umpire Coach and will commence in the role on 1 December 2019. Chris umpired 286 AFL matches including 3 AFL Grand Finals in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He was emergency for the 2013 AFL Grand Final. He was an All-Australian...
