Congratulations to the 24 umpires who have been selected as part of the officials’ panel for the 2023 AFL Preliminary Finals, which will be played across Friday and Saturday (22-23 September 2023).
The first preliminary final fixture will see Collingwood and GWS Giants vie for the honours at the iconic MCG on Friday (7.50 PM AEST start time), and below is the umpires’ panel for the match. Number of career AFL matches for each umpire is mentioned in brackets:
# Field: Brett Rosebury (507); Andrew Stephens (203); Hayden Gavine (144); Simon Meredith (468)
# Boundary: Christopher Gordon (348); Damien Main (138); Michael Marantelli (310); Ian Burrows (384)
# Goal: Angus McKenzie-Wills (135); Brodie Kenny-Bell (156)
# Emergencies: (Field) Jacob Mollison (331); (Goal) Dylan Benwell (111)
In the second match, Brisbane and Carlton will go head-to-head on Saturday at the Gabba (5.15 PM AEST start time). The following umpires will feature on the gameday in the Sunshine State. Number of career AFL matches for each umpire is mentioned in brackets:
# Field: Nick Foot (212); Matt Stevic (471); Robert Findlay (328); Andre Gianfagna (102)
# Boundary: Matthew Konetschka (262); Matthew Tomkins (281); Daniel Field-Read (181); Michael Barlow (113)
# Goal: Adam Wojcik (293); Matthew Dervan (160)
# Emergencies: (Field) Nathan Williamson (160); (Goal) Steven Piperno (161)