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Field Umpires (AFL) 1897-2023

The tables below details all field umpires who have umpired VFL/AFL matches since the formation of the Victorian Football League in 1897. Where appropriate night series and interstate matches have been included.

Umpire	Her. No.	Years	Matches	Finals	Grand Finals
Michael Abbott	338	1991-1993	22
David Ackland	364	1996-1998	26
Andrew Adair	455	2023	12
Matt Adams		2014	1
Darren Agnew	347	1993-1995	9
Brett Allen	342	1992-2007	347	37	7
Charles Allen	28	1906	5
Leslie Allen	188	1942	2
Roy Allen	152	1931	1
Hector Alley	129	1928-1929	10
Walter Andrew	232	1960-1964	35
Damon Anthony	335	1990-1992	16
Laurence Argent	340	1991	2
Jason Armstrong	411	2008-2015	127
Ian Artso	258	1969-1973	63
Alan Arvidson	221	1955-1956	6
Arthur Ashley	147	1930	1
Leslie Ashmore	161	1934	4
Michael Avon	375	1997-2010	179	1
Francis Ayles	42	1908-1919	13
Peter Bailes	460	2023	6
Robert Bain	41	1908-1911	16
Jason Baldwin	393	2002-2003	19
Michael Ball	319	1988-1990	45	1
Jordan Bannister	422	2012-2016	95	1
William Barbour	211	1950-1959	154	7	1
Andrew Barlow	118	1926-1933	17
Cameron Barr		2018	1
Gordon Batt	149	1930-1940	119	3	1
Thomas Beauchamp	44	1909	7
Henry Beaumont	91	1920-1922	23
Ian Bedford	321	1988	3
Henry Beitzel	205	1948-1960	153	4	1
Harrison Birch	461	2023	4
Murray Bird	330	1990-1994	43
William Blackburn	136	1929-1939	190	14	3
Donald Blew	240	1963-1967	72
Maxwell Blumfield	215	1951-1954	37
Corey Bowen	418	2010-2011	13
James Boyd	160	1934-1936	41
Robert Boyle	35	1907-1915	60
John Brandon	124	1926-1929	11
William Bremner	50	1910-1911	6
Eric Brewer	230	1960-1961	12
James Brewer	237	1962-1966	27
Thomas Bride	178	1939-1947	99	5	1
Jamie Broadbent	446	2019-2023	72	1
Ronald Brophy	234	1960-1965	81	6	1
Eric Brown	148	1930	3
Nick Brown	434	2015-2023	118
Victor Brown	46	1909	6
Anthony Bryant	272	1976-1985	131	2
Tom Bryce	451	2021-2023	10
Brian Bulluss	292	1982-1988	28
Edmond Burgess	158	1933	2
Tristan Burgess	428	2012-2014	30
Troy Burton	372	1997-2000	50
Francis Caddy	143	1929	3
Keith Callaghan	344	1992-1997	56
Peter Cameron	279	1977-1993	306	19	3
Sydney Campton	82	1918	1
Shane Carbines	285	1980-1984	43
Vincent Cardwell	223	1955	3
Peter Carey	304	1985-1999	307	24	4
Charles Cariss	14	1900-1905	40
Brendan Carland	311	1986-1992	66
Henry Carter	7	1897-1898	9
Ross Castle	302	1984-1989	71	3
Geoffrey Caulfield	339	1991-1997	62
Italo Cesari	128	1927	3
Ray Chamberlain	401	2004-2023	382	31	3
Kevin Chambers	346	1993-1994	7
James Chapman	266	1973-1981	129	3
Martin Childs	318	1987-1988	7
Ernest Clarke	49	1909-1912	33
John Clarke	108	1924-1930	26
Henry Clayton	185	1941-1946	4
Ian Clayton	288	1980-1989	106	4
Ian Cleland	199	1946-1950	33
Andrew Coates	329	1989-2004	281	20	2
Ian Coates	256	1968-1973	94	4
William Coffey	125	1926-1929	32	1
John Cole	200	1947-1949	33
Thomas Collins	85	1919	9
Matthew Conniff	137	1929-1931	9
William Connor	39	1907	2
Herbert Coombes	32	1906-1911	35	3
David Corcoran	388	2001-2003	31
Allan Coward	164	1934-1943	107	7	2
Harold Craig	89	1919	2
Henry Crapp	1	1897-1905	148	17	7
Jeffrey Crouch	236	1961-1970	182	15	5
Patrick Crowe	83	1918	2
Roger Crowhurst		1992	1
Robert Croxford		1975	1
James Cummins	176	1938-1939	16
John Currie	75	1914-1918	4
Charles Curtis	52	1910	1
Jeffrey Dalgleish	416	2009-2023	245	6	1
Arthur Dalziel	38	1907	1
Keith Dargavel	286	1980-1982	41
David Davidson	31	1906	1
Thomas Davidson	57	1911	1
B Davies	73	1914	2
Adam Davis	400	2004-2006	39
Curtis Deboy	432	2014-2023	155	6
Laurence Delaney	77	1915-1917	7
Gavin Deller	373	1997-1998	27
William Deller	252	1967-1981	251	20	5
Percival Devine	15	1901-1903	12
Reginald Devine	121	1926-1933	60
James D'Helin	12	1900-1905	81
John Dick	18	1902	1
David Dillon	47	1909	1
Dudley Disher	162	1934-1935	6
John Doherty	90	1919	1
Christopher Donlon	403	2005-2023	403	20	1
Joseph Doran	93	1920	1
Cameron Dore	444	2019-2023	80
Gavin Dore	308	1986-2004	302	17	1
Edward Drohan	45	1909	14
John Drysdale	110	1925	3
Francis Duke	140	1929	2
Percival Dungan	86	1919	2
Cliff Dunn		1952	1
Harold Dunning	63	1913-1921	4
Craig Durham	354	1995-1998	29
John Dwyer	55	1910-1911	8
Michael Dye	267	1973-1982	134	5	1
Jack Edwards	433	2015-2016	11
Noel Egan	206	1949-1951	10
John Elder	29	1906-1922	297	39	10
Percy Ellingsen	150	1931-1933	53	2
Herbert Elliott	70	1914-1919	9
Martin Ellis	362	1996-2008	244	8	1
Graeme Fallet	327	1989-1991	14
Luke Farmer	407	2007-2016	185	5
Graeme Fellows	273	1976-1981	59
Herbert Fenton	20	1902	2
Gary Fila	408	2007-2013	48
Robert Findlay	415	2009-2023	330	15	1
Leigh Fisher	429	2013-2023	217	1
Shane Fisher		1982	1
Stanley Fisher	242	1963-1967	74	1
Robert Flanagan	220	1954-1957	22
Craig Fleer	426	2012-2023	205	7	1
Nicholas Foot	424	2012-2023	213	5
Michael Forbes	377	1997	3
Gary Forster	314	1987-1992	54
George Fox	84	1918	2
Richard Fox	383	2000-2001	16
August Frank	19	1902	2
Mark Fraser	405	2005	5
William Freame	10	1900-1901	21
Francis Frimley	114	1925	1
George Frood	157	1932-1936	40
John Frood	219	1954-1957	16
Jordan Fry	449	2021-2023	6
Ronald Furlong	243	1964-1965	2
Mark Fussell	390	2002-2003	25
Gary Gale	303	1984	2
John Gambetta	246	1965	4
Trevor Garrett	341	1991-1995	50
Charles Gaudion	241	1963-1966	46
Hayden Gavine	439	2017-2023	146	8	1
Andre Gianfagna	440	2018-2023	103	4
William Gibson	126	1927	1
Richard Gibson	8	1899-1909	100	5	1
James Gilchrist	187	1942	1
William Glasson	154	1932-1939	32
Darren Goldspink	326	1989-2007	371	37	6
Roland Grant	239	1962-1966	31
Herbert Gration	117	1925	1
Alfred Green	80	1917-1920	13
William Griffiths	56	1911	1
John Grogan	37	1907	1
Stefan Grun	399	2004-2012	107
Edward Hall	11	1900	1
George Hamid	201	1947-1948	8
Steven Hanley	363	1996-2001	89	2
David Harris	427	2012-2022	163	1
Shane Harris	315	1987-1992	73
John Harvey	333	1990-2001	163	6
George Hastings	25	1905-1910	8
Leigh Haussen	437	2014-2023	127
John Hawkins	170	1936-1944	141	15	4
Sam Hay	414	2009-2019	198
Phillip Hayes	257	1969-1971	16
Matthew Head	386	2001-2008	144
William Hedger	268	1973-1976	17
Andrew Heffernan	445	2019-2023	57
William Hempel	65	1913-1920	3
Craig Hendrie	396	2003-2009	69
Michael Henry	263	1971-1977	89	2
Wayne Hinton	306	1985-1986	5
Valentine Hocking	235	1961-1962	8
Harold Hodgson	231	1960-1964	63
Bernard Hogan	209	1949-1950	5
Samuel Holden	123	1926	1
Brian Hood	299	1983-1986	12
Samuel Hood	2	1897-1899	37	1
Henry Hooper	190	1943-1947	64
Brendan Hosking	425	2012-2023	237	7	1
Peter Howe	287	1980-1988	102
David Howlett	297	1982-2001	302	14	1
John Howorth	443	2019-2023	87
Graham Huggins	254	1968-1969	22
Derek Humphery-Smith	367	1996-2003	83	1
Rowan Hundertmark		2017	1
Ian Huntington	227	1957-1958	6
Percy Hutchinson	180	1940-1943	45
James Hyland	111	1925	2
Leonard Ireland	203	1948	6
Jack Irving	228	1958-1962	84	6	2
Kenneth Jackson	229	1958-1959	4
Evan James		1913	1
Glenn James	277	1977-1985	166	10	2
James James	36	1907-1912	18
Mathew James	380	1999-2009	206	16	3
James Jamieson	191	1943-1954	172	7	2
Nick Jankoviskis		2021	1
Scott Jeffery	385	2001-2018	325	13	1
Francis Jennings	198	1945	1
Michael Jennings	417	2010-2012	37
William Jepson	122	1926	2
David Johnson	325	1989-1991	20
Daniel Johanson	448	2019-2023	64
Harold Johnston	145	1930	3
Donald Jolley	247	1966-1971	90	3	1
Cameron Jones	459	2023	8
John Jones	202	1948-1950	11
Robert Jones	115	1925-1930	17
Percival Jory	116	1925	3
Percy Jurss	174	1937-1938	7
John Kain	100	1923-1928	45
Albert Kamm	68	1914	2
Chris Kamolins	404	2005-2017	207	1
Todd Keating	409	2008-2011	40
James Keenan	6	1897-1904	68	1
Ramon Kelsey	378	1999-2002	50
Thomas Kendall	3	1897-1899	22
Hayden Kennedy	323	1988-2011	495	39	5
John Kennedy	23	1904	1
James Kilkenny	133	1928	2
Raymond King	250	1967-1968	20
Robert Kinnaird	177	1939	2
Sam Kronja	366	1996-1997	9
Douglas Lamb	210	1950-1951	21
Henry Lampe	48	1909	1
Campbell Lane	101	1922-25	11
Phillip Lane	192	1943-1946	26
Timothy Lane	66	1913-1925	41
"George" Peter Lawlor	305	1985-1988	12
Richard Lecher	64	1913-1915	9
Matthew Lee-Archer		2003-2005	2
William Leeds	22	1904	2
John Leheny	119	1926-1932	62
John Leighton	233	1960-1961	10
Matthew Leppard	420	2011-2014	62
David Levens	271	1975-1977	36
Francis Leverett	186	1941-1946	8
Anton Lewis	369	1996-1997	7
Charles Lewis	102	1923-1928	49
Giles Lewis	452	2018-2022	3
Jamie Love	361	1996-1999	52
Ernest Lucas	135	1928	3
Stephen Luckman	320	1988-1991	22
Ronald Lyons	265	1971-1977	66
William Macbean	156	1932	5
Walter Mackay	9	1899	2
George Mackenzie	40	1908-1915	13
Vincent Maguire	103	1923-1924	7
Andrew Malcolm	370	1997-1998	23
Harry Male	208	1949	2
Colin Mance	226	1957-1960	39
Graeme Marcy	280	1978-1982	38
Dean Margetts	391	2002-2021	377	12
Maurice Marks	253	1968-1972	22
Peter Marshall	332	1990	4
William Massey	30	1906	2
Peter Matheson	255	1968-1972	25
Francis Matson	163	1934-1935	4
Stephen McBurney	355	1995-2013	401	29	4
Darren McCauley	359	1995-2000	64
Thomas McCoy	4	1897-1899	43	3
Francis McDermott	146	1930-1938	26
Shane McDonald	307	1986-1991	60
Nick McGinness	454	2022-2023	25
Shane McInerney	353	1994-2019	502	26	2
Thomas McIntyre	196	1945-1949	14
Richard McKay		1918	1
Glen McKeeman	317	1987	3
Mark McKenzie	356	1995-2003	157	6
Anton McKernan	337	1991-1995	62
Alexander McKinnon	76	1915-1925	19	1
Robert McLachlan	132	1928-1929	5
Scott McLaren	349	1994-2010	365	34	5
Keith McLellan	195	1945-1947	25
James McMaster	251	1967	4
Jack McMurray Jr	183	1941-1955	216	16	6
Jack McMurray Sr	79	1917-1936	304	23	5
Henri McNab	141	1929	5
William McNamara	33	1906-1908	3
Edward McSherry	69	1914-1915	5
Simon Meredith	398	2004-2023	470	47	8
William Merrington	207	1949-1950	17
Keith Millar	167	1936	3
Roland Millen	142	1929	1
Andrew Mitchell	423	2012-2019	127	1
Chris Mitchell	301	1985-2002	340	15
Jacob Mollison	413	2008-2023	331	10	1
Raymond Montgomery	244	1965	2
John Morgan	275	1976-1983	119
Stanley Morgan	175	1937-1944	78
Darren Morris	379	1999-2005	100	2
Geoffrey Morrow	289	1982-1986	67
John Moss	282	1978-1980	20
Albert Mowlam	165	1935-1936	4
John Murnane	348	1993	2
George Murphy	171	1936-1939	55
James P Murphy	58	1912-1917	35
J. D. Murphy		1933	1
Thomas Murphy	21	1904-1906	17
Charles Murray	144	1930	16
Alexander Mutch	106	1923-1927	46	3	1
Walter Naismith	78	1915-1918	11
Allan Nash	212	1950-1959	114	10	3
Mark Nash	352	1994-2001	161	11	2
Neville Nash	270	1974-1984	217	12	1
Leslie Netherton	95	1921-1927	43	2
Kieron Nicholls	365	1996-2008	154	1
Mathew Nicholls	394	2003-2023	413	29	2
Alan Nicholson	172	1936-1937	19
Shane Nolan	294	1982-1984	16
Arthur Norden	24	1905-1921	183	10	3
Matthew Norden	357	1995-2000	69
Kenneth Norris	283	1979-1982	20
Antonio Noseda	54	1910-1913	59
Henry Nugent	59	1912-1919	16
Robert Nunn	222	1955-1963	151	1
Sydney O'Brien	182	1940-1944	15
Robert O'Gorman	431	2014-2023	196	2
Reginald O'Hea	112	1925-1928	13
Howard Okey	169	1936	9
Douglas Oldfield	134	1928-1929	5
William Orchard	104	1923-1926	14
Philip O'Reilly	324	1988-1989	6
William Osborne	96	1921-1928	12
Leo Ottey	62	1912	1
Troy Pannell	402	2005-2018	219	5
Adrian Panozzo	351	1994-1996	27
Brent Pawley		2014	1
Ernest Pawley	153	1931-1932	3
Ernest Payne		1926	1
Michael Pell	453	2021-2022	17
Lance Perkins	249	1966-1968	26	1
James Perry	193	1944-1945	15
Albert Peters	131	1928	1
Humphrey Petrie	92	1920-1925	24
Tim Pfeiffer	350	1994-1997	44
Frank Pierce	60	1912	2
George Pleass	16	1902	2
Geoffrey Polites	276	1976-1979	39	1
Albert Port	184	1941-1943	17
Justin Power	442	2019-2023	92	1
Mark Prince	345	1993-1997	59
Jason Quigley	389	2002-2006	48
Kenneth Quinn	269	1974-1981	83
Henry Rawle	74	1914-1924	22	4	1
Paul Rebeschini	447	2020-2023	57
James Reilly	98	1922-1925	5
Charles Rennolds	88	1919	1
Peter Repper	343	1992	2
H Reynolds	51	1910	1
Leslie Reynolds	137	1929	3
Denis Rich	290	1982-1997	251	16	3
Brett Ritchie	421	2011-2012	22
Warwick Roach	213	1951-1956	68
Geoffery Robinson	216	1951-1960	80	2
Ian Robinson	261	1971-1987	353	35	9
Martin Rodger	456	2023	22
Charles Rodwell	139	1929-1930	12
Frederick Rooney	173	1936-1937	10
Brett Rosebury	384	2000-2023	508	52	9
Charles Rowe	113	1925-1931	22
Corin Rowe	381	1999-2005	122	5
Liam Rowe		2016	1
Henry Rowe	214	1951-1955	16
Colin Rowston	392	2002-2004	33
Phillip Russell	17	1902	2
John Russo	293	1982-1995	221	11	2
Benjamin Ryan	419	2011-2017	121
Heath Ryan	410	2008-2015	116
Shaun Ryan	395	2003-2020	350	41	8
Paul Saville	309	1986-1988	22
Rowan Sawers	278	1977-1997	410	35	4
Alfred Sawyer	194	1944-1950	105	6	1
Justin Schmitt	374	1997-2018	364	15
Richard Schwab	225	1956-1963	126	6	1
Robert Scott	97	1921-1935	156	19	7
Stephen Scott	166	1935-1936	15
Greg Scroop	334	1990-1999	129	7
Vincent Sercia	368	1996-2000	58
Paul Serong	284	1979-1982	12
Michael Sexton	376	1997	6
Percy Seyffarth	43	1908	1
George Shaw	107	1923	2
Peter Sheales	245	1965-1972	134	6	2
Tim Shearer	371	1997-1998	23
Bryan Sheehan	312	1986-2003	363	37	6
Barry Sheen	262	1971	5
Gregory Sidebottom	298	1983-1987	39
Raymond Sleeth	248	1966-1972	119	4
J Smith	130	1928	2
J C Smith	5	1897	2
James Smith	34	1907-1910	33
Kevin Smith	264	1971-1985	303	23	4
Robert Smith	159	1933-1934	11
Michael Sneddon	310	1986-1990	55
Keith Sparks	204	1948	5
Frank Spokes	189	1943-1950	133	6	1
William Stanley	109	1924	2
Andrew Stephens	430	2014-2023	204	10
Matt Stevic	397	2004-2023	473	57	10
Shane Stewart	412	2008-2014	109	1
James Strybos	458	2023	9
David Sullivan	181	1940-1941	16
Damien Sully	406	2006-2010	51
John Sutcliffe	259	1970-1981	214	8	2
Andrew Talbot		2014	1
Eleni Tee OAM	438	2017-2023	85
Eric Thomas	179	1939-1946	12
Owen Thomas	197	1945	2
Ronald Thompson	328	1989-1990	9
William Thompson	87	1919	1
Alan Thomson	260	1970-1972	6
Robert Toohey	238	1962-1965	17
Nathan Toner	450	2021-2023	38
George Topping	67	1913	3
Edward Treloar	99	1922	1
Brendon Trezise	322	1988-1989	8
Sidney Trimble	218	1952-1957	5
Lawrence Tulloch	26	1905-1911	65
Lawrence Tulloch	26	1905-1911	65	2	1
Frederick Turnbull	105	1923	1
James Van Beek	336	1991-1995	56
Vasos Vasilou	291	1982-1984	26
Grant Vernon	316	1987-1998	203	10
Richard Vernon	61	1912	4
Michael Viney	331	1990-1993	34
Michael Vozzo	382	1999-2011	281	24	2
Philip Waight	295	1982-1985	12
James Waldorff		2016	1
Brent Wallace	435	2015-2023	118
Gerald Walsh	313	1986-1994	17
James Waters	13	1900	2
Edward Watt	81	1918-1919	3
William Waugh	155	1932	1
Stuart Wenn	360	1995-2014	341	5
Mark Westgarth	296	1982-1996	74
Alex Whetton	441	2018-2023	99
Edward White	168	1936	2
Leslie Whyte	71	1914	1
Arthur Wickham	72	1914-1926	42
Edmund Wilkinson	120	1926	11
Graeme Williams	274	1976	6
Richard Williams	358	1995-1999	56
Edward Williamson	94	1921-1922	19
Nathan Williamson	436	2017-2023	160	8
Francis Winslow	53	1910-1914	6
Derek Woodcock	387	2001-2007	124	2
Brian Woodhead	300	1983-1987	24
Kenneth Woolfe	224	1956-1959	38
Frederick Woosnam	151	1931	1
Herbert Wregg	27	1905-1908	39	3	1
John Wright	281	1978-1979	11
Leo Wright	217	1952	4
William Wynne	127	1927	2
Matthew Young	457	2023	15

Boundary Umpires (AFL/AFLW) 1897-2023

The tables below details all boundary umpires who have umpired VFL/AFL matches since the formation of the Victorian Football League in 1897. Where appropriate night series and interstate matches have been included. Boundary umpires were introduced in 1904

Umpire	Her. No.	Years	Matches	Finals	GF
Robert Adams	176	1930	1
Albert Allen	101	1915	2
Charles Allen	29	1906	9
Roy Allen	227	1931	1
Blake Anderson	590	2023	2
Timothy Anderson	423	1991-1993	35	1
Gordon Andrews	303	1954-1962	107
Jordan Andrews	562	2015-2023	172	3
Timothy Ashton	383	1986-1987	6
F Ashworth	56	1910-1911	5
Frank Axton	159	1929-1932	47
Francis Ayles	39	1908-1919	34	2	1
Michael Bailey	453	1995	12
Robert Bain	40	1908-1910	4
Graham Baker	321	1965-1971	113	1
Leslie Baker	241	1935-1939	74	1
Michael Baker	569	2017-2023	120
Vincent Baker	234	1933-1947	157	3
Bill Barbour		1953	1
Robert Barker	309	1959-1964	91	3
Michael Barlow	578	2018-2023	115	9	2
Ross Barr	392	1987-1994	104	4
Claude Barton	67	1911	7
John Barwick	183	1930	2
Adam Bastick	550	2012-2021	148	1
Henry Bastow	161	1929	7
Ivan Bates	298	1953	14
Thomas Bates	256	1941	13
Gordon Batt	184	1930-1933	14	13	3
Alfred Batty	13	1904-1911	71
Norman Batty	235	1933-1945	204	19	7
Thomas Beauchamp	50	1909-1912	5
John Beckwith	151	1928-1929	22	1	1
Norman Begg	162	1929-1933	51
Victor Belcher	134	1921-1930	17	2	1
Michael Bell	454	1996-2006	217	13
Matthew Bellizia	455	1996-1998	49	1
Ian Bennett		1982	1
Justin Bennison	510	2004-2013	205	9	1
James Benson	9	1904	7
Graeme Bergersen	406	1989-1991	16
Graham Bergroth	551	2012-2017	110
Alexander Bertram	70	1911-1913	22	1
Albert Bickford	129	1921	1
John Bigelow	334	1971-1975	84
Alfred Bishop	79	1912	4
David Blackburn		1952	1
James Blair	144	1925-1928	59
William Blair	254	1940-1945	41
Simon Blight	588	2022-2023	33
Peter Bock	568	2016-2022	111
Gerard Boland	495	2000-2001	8
Robert Boyle	32	1907-1917	14	2
Peter Bradford	472	1998	14
John Brandon	172	1930-1931	2
William Bremner	62	1910-1912	14
William Brendel	194	1930-1931	3
William Briscoe	147	1926-1928	43
John Britt	204	1930-1931	8
Ben Brown	482	1999-2004	22
Callum Brown	554	2012-2015	59
Eric Brown	224	1931	2
Perry Browne	366	1983-1992	79
James Bruce	137	1921	2
Timothy Bryant	518	2005-2011	78
Paul Budge	361	1982-1989	128	4
Chris Bull	536	2011-2023	253	14	1
James Bull	265	1942-1944	37	2
Bernard Burke	248	1936-1940	69
Patrick Burns	270	1944-1947	44	2
Ian Burrows	519	2006-2023	386	44	9
Sean Burton	552	2012-2023	145
Sam Button	591	2023	1
Francis Caddy	202	1930	1
George Calleson	152	1928-1935	99	2
Harold Calway	310	1959-1968	152	3
Archibald Campbell	271	1944-1948	62	4
Bruce Campbell	164	1929-1940	144
Geoffrey Campbell	370	1984	5
John Campbell	153	1928-1935	91	2	1
Sydney Campton	95	1914-1927	154	12	1
Charles Canet	223	1931	7
Graham Carbery	341	1975-1982	145	5
Charles Cariss	1	1904-1906	20	1
Vernon Carkeek	139	1922	1
Gerald Carland	349	1978-1980	52
Barry Carmichael	346	1976-1982	108	1
Reginald Carnaby	155	1928	7
Paul Carroll	439	1994	14
Andrew Carter	354	1979	1
Steven Cato	368	1984-1987	40
Geoffrey Caulfield	490	2000-2002	41
Timothy Charles	421	1991-1994	54
Francis Chegwidden	244	1936-1941	82	1
Amin Chehade	452	1995-2008	225	14
Michael Clanchy	214	1931	1
Ernest Clarke	2	1904-1909	53	4	2
Jace Collingridge	534	2010-2014	99	6
Edward Collins	140	1922-1930	8
John Collins	222	1931	3
Thomas Collins	122	1919	1
Joseph Condon	238	1934-1939	86	1
Matthew Conniff	166	1930-1931	2
William Connor	33	1907-1909	16
Allan Cook	427	1991-2003	256	19	3
Arthur Cook	311	1960-1971	195	10	4
Herbert Coombes	27	1906-1911	20
Adam Coote	514	2005-2023	402	31	5
Robert Corbett	215	1931-1933	40
Patrick Cran	563	2016-2023	127
Darrell Cranch	276	1944-1952	131	3
Thomas Craven	221	1931	2
Jonathan Creasey	497	2001-2016	307	29	4
Kenneth Creighton	253	1940-1948	54
Leigh Crettenden	463	1996-1998	37
Edward Cron	245	1936	4
Benjamin Crossett	484	1999-2000	3
Patrick Crowe	110	1918-1924	30
James Cummins	185	1930-1931	2
John Currie	72	1911-1929	23
Charles Curtis	57	1910	2
Craig Curtis	393	1987	3
Damien Cusack	557	2014-2023	181	13	1
Rodney Cusack	459	1996-2000	47
Frederick Dainty	73	1911-1922	57	1	1
Brett Dalgleish	535	2010-2023	271	17
Arthur Dalziel	3	1904-1907	20
Grahame Daniel	399	1988-1989	6
David Dargaville	382	1986	4
David Davidson	17	1905-1910	37	4	1
Thomas Davidson	68	1911	7
William Davies	76	1912-1927	205	14	3
Lewis Dean	190	1930-1931	7
Aaron Deckys	475	1998-2018	327	6
John Deery	279	1945-1950	71
Cornelius Delaney	266	1943	11	1
Justin Delaney	404	1988-1994	67	1
Laurence Delaney	109	1917-1918	2
Chris Delany	577	2018-2023	105
Ian Denham	422	1991	4
Peter Deveson	369	1984	6
Percival Devine	4	1904-1911	54	6	2
Frederick Dicker	115	1918	4
Kristian Didyk	478	1998-2001	22
David Dillon	55	1909	4
Patrick Dineen	574	2018-2023	109	1
David Disher	123	1919	1
John Doherty	59	1910-1920	74	6	2
Nathan Doig	516	2005-2023	368	31	5
Stephen Donlan	435	1993-2001	73
Stephen Donohue	344	1976-1985	164	7
Mikel Donsen	362	1982-1993	152	9	1
Thomas Doolan	259	1941-1948	81
Shane Doran	395	1987-1998	119	4
Richard Downey	170	1930-1931	17
Brian Downie	290	1949-1954	64	5	2
Edward Drohan	54	1909	2
John Drysdale	173	1930	1
Edmund Duffy	51	1909-1911	23
Francis Duke	186	1930-1931	7
Alfred Dummett	157	1928-1932	63
Ty Duncan	587	2022-2023	22
Percival Dungan	127	1920	1
Harold Dunning	98	1915	1
John Dwyer	60	1910-1912	16
George Dykes	77	1912	5
John Elder	28	1906-1909	7
Herbert Elliott	92	1914-1923	10
Blake Emmins	537	2011	18
Ryan England	512	2004-2008	39
Christopher Esler	544	2012-2023	243	11
Ernest Ewart	130	1921	10
Ben Fely	584	2022-2023	32
Kieran Ferguson	583	2021-2023	55
James Fewster	261	1942	2
Daniel Field-Read	560	2015-2023	182	7
John Fitt	167	1930-1937	139	25	8
Desmond Fitzgerald	304	1955-1973	312	15	3
Ronald Fitzgerald	322	1966-1970	81	3
Ross Fitzgerald	352	1980-1981	40
M Flanagan	34	1907	1
James Fleming	464	1996-2005	141
Darren Fletcher	440	1994-2000	128	7
Harold Forsyth	284	1946-1952	101	3	1
Mark Foster	515	2005-2013	212	22	5
Neil Foster	312	1960-1965	91	1
George Fox	111	1918	4
Howard Fox	335	1971-1976	76	4	1
Antonio Franchina	428	1992-1995	41
Lester Friee	278	1944-1945	26
George Frood	209	1931	4
Raymond Frost	325	1968-1974	117
Peter Frusher	400	1988-1992	24
Nelson Fuller	262	1942-1945	53
Ronald Furlonger	308	1957-1959	37
William Furlonger	154	1928-1935	92	1
Josh Furman	579	2019-2023	106	4
Josh Garrett	565	2016-2023	138	1
John Geggie	301	1954-1968	234	14	4
Robert Gibb	331	1970	18
Christopher Gibson	443	1994-1999	76
Glenn Gibson	503	2003-2010	150	2
Harold Gibson	187	1930-1940	97
Richard Gibson	25	1905-1909	3
Jamie Giles	486	1999-2009	203	12
Henry Goding	85	1913-1914	21	1
Anthony Gooch	500	2002	4
Daniel Gooch	433	1993-2002	154	19	2
Timothy Gooch	451	1995-1998	65	1
Chris Gordon	527	2009-2023	350	38	7
Scott Gordon	556	2013-2014	24
Douglas Gower	376	1985-1987	13
Murray Graham	282	1946-1951	83
Allan Grant	353	1979-1981	3
Gary Grant	332	1970-1982	232	4
David Gray	68	1911	2
Alfred Green	63	1910-1918	46	2	1
Clifford Green	314	1961-1972	201	7	2
Ian Green	380	1986-1999	236	12	2
Bartlett Greenwood	148	1926-1933	100
James Gregory	41	1908-1911	31
Walter Griffith	217	1931	1
William Griffiths	69	1911-1913	20	1
John Grogan	35	1907	4
Frederick Grotjan	242	1935-1939	4
Robert Gulliver	328	1969-1978	180	5
Scott Gurney	492	2000	7
Robert Gutterson		1982	1
Mark Guy	429	1992	2
W H Thomas	156	1928	14
Robert Haala	508	2004-2017	307	27	4
Ian Hagger	342	1975-1980	61
Denis Hall	286	1948-1953	88
Alan Hammond	379	1986-1993	105	6	2
Charles Hammond	131	1921	11
Darryl Hammond	446	1995-1998	76	1
Peter Hampshire	468	1998-2000	9
Michael Hane	457	1996-2003	107	6	1
Henry Hardiman	272	1944-1948	68	1
Greg Harding	408	1989-1997	105	5
Basil Harris	338	1972-1975	58
Keith Harris	287	1948-1953	81	2
Troy Harris	398	1988-1991	19
Harris	120	1919	2
George Harrison	267	1943-1948	86	5
Walter Harvey	93	1914-1922	59	1
Tom Hassall	462	1996	3
George Hastings	19	1905-1910	76	7	3
Robert Haughton	296	1952-1955	60	4	2
Christopher Hay	525	2008-2010	21
Angus Hazell	168	1930-1932	30
Clarence Hearn	250	1937	12	1
David Hebblethwaite	384	1986-1991	30
Neville Heffernan	218	1931-1935	67
Mark Hegarty	401	1988-1989	9
William Hempel	99	1915	1
Malcolm Henderson	288	1948-1958	158	5	1
Trevor Henderson	407	1989	1
Richard Heptinstall	530	2009-2011	47
Hugh Heron	94	1914-1926	120	6	1
John Hicks	289	1949-1969	308	10	3
John Higgins	305	1956-1962	101
Mark Hill	513	2005-2013	134	2
Merv Hindson		1972-1975	2
Bernard Hogan		1952	1
Leopold Holland	84	1912	3
John Hood	206	1930-1931	3
Peter Howe		1979	1
Gareth Hughes	566	2016-2017	38
John Hughes	219	1931	2
William Hughes	128	1920	4
Charles Hume	52	1909-1914	3
Graeme Hunichen	355	1979-1987	96	5	1
Frank Hunting	118	1919-1922	15
John Huntington	200	1930	1
Richard Hurtig	417	1990-1991	8
Scott Hutton	465	1996-2010	262	14
William Ince	81	1912	7
Kenneth Innes	299	1953-1962	144	1
Steele Irish	509	2004	6
Patrick Jackson	573	2018-2021	72
William Jackson	36	1907-1921	53	2	1
James James	58	1910	2
Shane Jansen	456	1996-2010	311	25	2
Albert Jenkins	116	1918	3
Matthew Jenkinson	547	2012-2023	253	10
Nathan Jessup	445	1994-1998	53
Peter Johns	416	1990-1992	15
J.G Johnson	188	1930	2
Harold Johnston	189	1930	2
Sydney Johnston	74	1911-1914	9
Walter Johnston	124	1919-1931	139	6	2
Shane Jones	532	2009-2015	157	2
Percival Jory	181	1930	2
Sydney Joyce	142	1923-1927	62
Neil Kearney		1974	1
Percival Keckwick	20	1905	1
James Keenan	14	1904-1906	8
William Keenan	43	1908	11
John Kennedy	5	1904-1916	96	2	1
Patrick Kennedy	145	1925-1931	74	2
Arthur Kenny	44	1908-1909	22
Frederick Kent	294	1951-1956	82
George Kent	263	1942	11
Grant Kent	434	1993-1997	27
Herbert Kent	260	1941-1963	330	17	4
Richard Kidd	306	1956-1969	214	7	3
Matthew Konetschka	548	2012-2023	263	31	5
Andrew Kovess	360	1982-1988	121	5
Drew Kowalski	543	2011-2023	199	1
Ryan Kukura	567	2016-2017	24
Robert Laidlaw	201	1930-1931	3
George Laity	125	1920-1927	89	4	1
Henry Lampe	48	1909	6
John Lancaster	237	1934-1944	181	29	11
Gerard Large	524	2008-2016	201	2
Gary Lawson	410	1989-1992	25
Mitch Le Fevre	526	2008-2023	330	16	1
Richard Lecher	91	1913-1917	15	1
Geoffrey Lee	329	1969-1974	102	6	2
Jack Lee	273	1944-1952	128	7	1
William Leeds	6	1904	3
John Leheny	231	1931	1
Richard Leslie	418	1990-2000	95	2
Sam Leslie	436	1994-2004	234	16	1
Charles Lincoln	239	1934	15
Nicholas Liparota	538	2011-2015	84	1
Aaron Little	505	2003-2006	59
Tim Lougoon	559	2014-2023	184	1
Bernie Lowden	319	1964-1969	96	1
Ernest Lucas	182	1930	3
Frederick Lucas	18	1905-1906	19
John Luff	414	1989	1
Francis Lynch	174	1930	3
Mark Lynch	394	1987	3
Greg Lyons	479	1999-2004	46
William Macbean	226	1931	4
Ben Macdonald	570	2017-2023	146	7	1
Chris Macdonald	447	1995-2007	242	14
Harold Machar	75	1911	1
George Mackenzie	47	1908-1917	12
Michael Madden	141	1923-1927	65	2
Damien Main	572	2017-2023	139	10
Joseph Maker	191	1930-1931	7
Roy Manning	277	1944-1952	50
Michael Marantelli	541	2011-2023	311	34	6
Francis Marinier	293	1951-1958	112	2
Damon Marsh	467	1997-2000	23
Harold Marsh	315	1961-1967	103	2
Haden Martin	522	2006-2009	50
Phillip Mason	487	1999-2000	3
William Massey	30	1906	3
Josh Mather	558	2014-2023	193	7
Dean Maxwell	388	1987-1997	169	14	1
Francis McArthur	283	1946-1952	101
George McCall	26	1906-1912	25
Darren McCauley		1993	1
Leonard McClare	249	1936-1942	92
Thomas McCoy	16	1904	2
Francis McDermott	228	1931	1
Adam McDonald	469	1998-2009	175	3
G McDonald	387	1987	4
Peter McDonald	411	1989-2000	230	25	6
James McHugh	169	1930-1941	156	1
Richard McKay	102	1915-1923	88	9	3
Gerald McKenna	377	1986-1989	14
Matthew McKenzie	555	2013-2015	40
George McKinlay	225	1931	1
Alexander McKinnon	100	1915	1
Bruce McLellan	343	1975-1985	178	5	1
Keith McLellan	269	1943	4
Jack McMurray Sr	106	1917-1918	4	1
Henri McNab	195	1930	3
Alexander McNab	121	1919	2
Troy McNamara	489	2000-2002	44
William McNamara	21	1905-1915	101	5	1
Graeme McNicol	365	1982-1983	3
George McNiece	229	1931	1
John McNiff	307	1956-1965	152	8	1
Geoffrey McQueen	336	1972-1979	137
Edward McSherry	97	1914-1916	3
Luke McSpeerin	520	2006-2011	69
Paul Miesen	412	1989-1994	30
George Millar		1968	1
Alfred Miller	192	1930	2
William Miller	132	1921-1926	19
Kenneth Mitchell	316	1963-1967	77	2
Kevin Mitchell	326	1968-1979	236	23	8
Percival Mitchell	210	1931	2
Peter Monaghan	381	1986-1988	42	3
John Montgomery	208	1930	1
Jason Moore	549	2012-2023	179	2
Frederick Morgan	119	1919-1925	52	1
John Morris	432	1993-2016	325	20
Justin Morris	485	1999-2001	45	1
Will Morris	589	2023	3
Chris Morrison	504	2003-2014	200	3
Thomas Morrison	302	1954-1955	27
Timothy Morrison	539	2011-2020	202	5
Geoff Mowat	372	1984-1987	14
William Moxham	86	1913-1919	25
Sean Moylan	576	2018-2023	94	1
Alfred Muir	112	1918	5
Clarence Muir	251	1938-1941	56	1
Gordon Muir	474	1998-2007	204	22	4
Brenden Mullins	460	1996	3
Charles Munton	243	1935-1942	121	8	1
Adrian Murphy	409	1989-1991	7
J Murphy	80	1912-1917	7
Thomas Murphy	15	1904-1907	22	1
Walter Naismith	87	1913-1928	205	27	7
Allan Nash		1952	1
Mark Nash		1993	1
Sam Nathan	483	1999-2000	7
Andrew Neale	424	1991-1992	15
Paul Nicholls	351	1979-1987	183	12	2
Conrad Nicholson	146	1925-1933	113	3	1
Phillip Nolan	389	1987-1992	29
William Noonan		1974	1
Arthur Norden	24	1905-1907	2
Keith Norman	375	1985-1987	46	1
Antonio Noseda	61	1910	1
T.C O'Brien	230	1931	2
Graham O'Byrne	430	1992	2
Robert O'Connell	317	1963-1966	43
Danny O'Donnell	497	2001-2008	82	2
John O'Leary	374	1985-1995	147	4
John O'Loughlin	7	1904-1910	93	4	1
Frederick O'Neal	236	1933-1935	37
Francis O'Shea	240	1934-1944	138	8	1
John O'Shea	396	1987-1990	19
Luke O'Sullivan	528	2009-2010	22
Leo Ottey	78	1912	3
Malcolm Owen	363	1982-1997	200	12	3
William Owen	149	1926-1930	62	4	1
Henry Palling	46	1908-1909	23	2
George Pampacos	480	1999-2005	125	2
Albert Pannam	96	1914-1921	12
Reginald Parker	103	1915	2
Charles Parris	246	1936	4
Leigh Paterson	345	1976-1990	275	23	9
Ernest Pawley	175	1930-1931	2
William Payne	88	1913-1916	40	2	1
Matthew Payton	501	2002-2010	152	1
Adam Peacock	373	1985-1986	14
Andrew Pearson	488	1999-2003	29	1
Doug Perry	470	1998-1999	22
Albert Peters	207	1930-1931	4
Bradley Pethers	444	1994-1996	20
Nick Phillips	585	2022-2023	43
Frank Pierce	83	1912	3
Andrew Pizaro	442	1994-1995	31
Laurie Pope	357	1980-1984	75
Stephen Power	466	1997-1998	13
William Preen	257	1941-1946	78
Roger Prest	211	1931	6
Raymond Prosser	347	1977-1986	150	3
Norman Prunty	268	1943	14
Pullen	135	1921	3
William Quinn	281	1946-1950	61	6	4
Alan Rankin	367	1983-1989	25
Lachlan Rayner	564	2016-2023	164	3
Adam Reardon	575	2018-2023	108	1
Leonard Regan	323	1966-1967	31
Grant Reid	64	1910-1911	12	1
Charles Rennolds	66	1910-1919	12
Sydney Rewell	177	1930	2
H. Reynolds	66	1910	7
Alan Rigby	378	1986-1987	27	1
Bernard Roberts	415	1990-2000	36
Chris Roberts	523	2007-2018	223	9
Luke Roberts	402	1988-2014	141	3
Charles Rodwell	193	1930	3
Charles Rowe	196	1930	4
Henry Rowland	291	1950-1959	140	1
William Roy	37	1907-1917	135	8	2
J. Russell	143	1923	1
Jordan Russell	586	20222023	41	2
Adrian Ryan	350	1978-1989	224	16	2
Eleazer Samuel	10	1904	12
George Sandford	11	1904-1913	83	1	1
Ashley Sandison	506	2003-2007	50
Edward Sanneman	247	1936	4
Peter Saultry	320	1965-1977	231	12	1
Michael Saunders	529	2009-2023	284	18	1
William Schaefer	31	1906	1
Graeme Scherger	397	1988-1991	19
Ernest Schunke	12	1904	11
Robert Scott	117	1918-1919	5
James Scully	561	2015-2021	118
Percy Seyffarth	42	1908	7
James Shand	197	1930	4
Michael Shelly	82	1912-1917	33
Randall Sheppard	419	1991-1995	44	1
Clay Shimmon	385	1987	10
Brendon Shinnick	438	1994	9
Edward Shorten	179	1930-1931	12
Bernard Sidler		1969	1
Chris Simms	533	2009-2014	99
Paul Simms	441	1994-1995	32
Arthur Sims	264	1942-1943	17	1
Glenn Sinclair	473	1998-2011	250	19	4
Adam Skidmore	437	1994-1995	38
George Smith	252	1938-1949	145	10	3
Gregory Smith	461	1996-2005	159	2
James Smith	38	1907	2
Jason Smith	481	1999-2004	70	1
Stephen Smith	496	2001-2007	103	2
Colin Smithwick	297	1952	1
Richard Smithwick	108	1917-1919	16	1	1
Christopher Sporton	364	1982-1991	147	9	3
Sam Stagg	581	2020-2023	76
Leslie Stainsby	49	1909-1915	93	7	2
Liam Stakelum	493	2000-2001	6
William Stanley	220	1931	5
John Stanton	255	1940-1941	21
Rikki Starkie	420	1991	4
Matthew Starr	426	1991-1995	63	7
Chris Steinman	502	2002-2008	82	2
Clifford Stephenson	133	1921-1924	43
Justin Stephenson	448	1995-2003	65
Bruce Stewart	425	1991-1994	42
William Stewart	178	1930-1931	2
Philip Stone	285	1947-1959	194	11	3
Albert Streckfuss	136	1921-1929	96	7
Gerard Sullivan	348	1977	6
Lindsay Sullivan	313	1960-1964	66
Leo Sutton	292	1950-1960	172	10	2
Philip Sutton	358	1981-1993	243	17	2
William Sutton	333	1970-1976	127	6	1
Nick Swanson	580	2019-2023	89	1
Tony Symons	476	1998-2000	16
Robert Taggart	340	1974-1979	106
Rodney Tanner	318	1963-1968	93	5	2
Graham Taylor	356	1980-1981	35
Robert Taylor	553	2012-2019	142
Thomas Taylor	22	1905	3
Dillon Tee	540	2011-2019	150
Stewart Tempest	386	1987-1990	21
Shane Thiele	531	2009-2023	295	4
Darren Thomas	511	2004	6
Neville Thomas	327	1968-1974	131	8	1
W Thomas	156	1928	15
Mark Thomson	458	1996-2021	438	36	6
George Threlfall	163	1929-1931	22
Matthew Tomkins	545	2012-2023	283	32	5
Patrick Tongue	542	2011-2014	74	1
Joseph Toon	477	1998-2002	22
Neil Tooth	300	1953-1955	41
Edward Treloar	107	1917-1918	12
Reginald Treloar	90	1913-1920	34	6	2
William Treloar	295	1951-1960	155	8	3
Alexander Tulloch	258	1941-1943	38
Lawrence Tulloch	23	1905-1907	12	1
A. Mark Turner		1965-1967	2
Mark Turner	494	2000-2004	53
Rodney Twining	359	1982	3
William Twomey	233	1933	3
Brett Upfield		1984	1
Michael Viney		1993	1
Matthew Vitiritti	449	1995-2008	300	22	2
Robert Thompson	160	1929-1930	4
Nick Wade	546	2012-2017	116
Steve Walker	391	1987	2
Jack Wallmeyer		1952	1
Damian Walsh	471	1998-1999	18
Cameron Ward	521	2006-2015	111	5
Alwyn Warren	113	1918-1927	104
Corey Watkins	571	2017	17
Reginald Watson	275	1944-1945	29	3	1
Edward Watt	114	1918-1919	5
Roger Webster	371	1984	6
Andrew Wheeler	413	1989-2000	187	15	3
Ian Wheeler	339	1973-1976	65	2
Clyde White	180	1930-1931	6
Dominic White	403	1988	2
Edward White	212	1931	2
Leslie Whyte	65	1910-1911	19	1
William Whyte	232	1932-1933	36
Arthur Wickham	105	1916-1917	10
Ashley Wilkinson	450	1995-1997	54	3
Edmund Wilkinson	198	1930	1
Geoffrey Willcox	337	1972-1981	196	17	5
Graeme Williams		1975	1
John Williams		1976	1
Murray Williams	330	1969-1985	320	25	4
Steven Williams	405	1988-1994	62	2
Reginald Williams	71	1911	10
Adrian Wilson	491	2000-2001	16
Darren Wilson	431	1992-2016	404	48	12
John Wilson	498	2001-2008	102	4
Louis Wilson	104	1915	1
Timothy Wilson	517	2005-2006	8
Francis Winslow	45	1908-1914	59	3
Barry Wood	324	1967-1974	102	1
David Wood	582	2020-2023	65
Brian Woodhead		1984	1
Frederick Woosnam	213	1931	1
Herbert Wregg	8	1904-1908	28	2	1
Ross Wright	390	1987-1992	87	5
David Young	150	1926-1927	26
Alan Zanich	507	2004-2013	163	3

Goal Umpires (AFL/AFLW) 1897-2023

The tables below details all goal umpires who have umpired VFL/AFL matches since the formation of the Victorian Football League in 1897. Where appropriate night series and interstate matches have been included.

	Heritage Goal	Years	Total AFL Goal	Finals	GF
Roy Allen	92	1940-1953	210	11	2
Stuart Allen	195	1983-1984	4
Kevin Andrews	175	1979-1988	114	5	2
Terry Antoniou	218	1987	6
Chris Appleton	302	2002-2019	283	24	3
Shaun Apted	323	2009-2019	137
Robert Arblaster	251	1992	1
Eric Armstrong	185	1982-1989	80	3
Richard Auhl	190	1983-1988	48	1
Steven Axon	311	2005-2021	270	19	3
Jesse Baird	350	2020-2023	62	2
Vincent Baker	107	1948-1950	36
Leslie Banner	111	1949-1950	30
Kevin Barker	155	1970-1981	217	11	5
Robert Barker	157	1971-1981	201	9	2
Andrew Barlow	83	1938	15	1
Peter Barnes	286	1999-2002	20
Leslie Barratt	145	1964-1970	114	6	3
Edward Barter	37	1915-1916	19	4	1
Frederick Bartlett	38	1915-1924	112	7	2
Norman Barwick	141	1961-1972	189	4
Garry Baumgarten	193	1983-1987	19
Charles Bell	39	1915-1937	310	15	4
Joseph Bell	161	1973-1976	73	4	1
James Benson	21	1902-1909	96	3	1
Dylan Benwell	345	2017-2023	111	6
Dean Berry	270	1995	7
Gary Best	207	1986-1994	92	1
Graeme Billing	260	1994	11
Anthony Black	258	1994-2007	252	25	7
Sally Boud	344	2016-2022	73
William Bowes	46	1918	9
Michael Bradley	280	1998-2000	13
Alan Brewer	242	1990	2
Eric Brewer	170	1977-1980	67
Thomas Bride	112	1950-1952	47	2	1
Matthew Bridges	352	2020-2023	59	1
Kim Bright	209	1986-1987	6
William Briscoe	68	1929	8
Kevin Brooks	246	1991	3
William Bruton	9	1897-1906	106	7	1
Cornelius Buckley	26	1908-1914	104	3	1
Ron Buisman	206	1985-1987	8
Frederick Burton	1	1897-1897	12	2
Stephen Butler	239	1989-1994	36	1
Mark Bywater	299	2001-2005	27
William Caddy	138	1959-1962	47
Roland Caird	125	1955-1970	231	6	1
Sydney Campton	61	1926	13
Mark Canning	259	1994-2014	319	20	2
Trevor Cant	216	1987-1990	17
Stanley Capp	177	1979	2
Frank Cetenich	235	1989-1992	10
Peter Challen	318	2007-2023	153	3
Etienne Chapman	22	1902-1913	162	9	3
Alex Chisholm	349	2018-2023	67
George Clapham	10	1897-1904	91	5	2
Craig Clark	229	1987-2007	334	28	6
Graham Clarke	234	1988-1989	5
Henry Clayton	121	1953-1955	46	2	1
Edwin Coe	127	1955-1957	44
Peter Cohen	187	1982	2
Charles Cole	149	1967-1976	171	5	1
John C. Collins	82	1935-1937	41	1
John E. Collins	78	1932-1934	40
Alfred Collis	24	1903-1918	188	6	2
Leo Corrieri	268	1995-2008	154	8
Alexander Coventry	2	1897-1901	58	3
Lester Cox	224	1987	5
William Craddock	55	1925-1930	86	5	2
Michael Craig	335	2014-2023	164	8	1
Darrell Cranch	122	1953-1960	116	5	2
Keith Cree	126	1955-1966	178	8	2
Patrick Crowe	54	1924-1929	72	1
Matthew Cummins	326	2009	3
John Currie	72	1930-1945	232	14	5
Andrew Curtis	272	1996-2006	107	10	1
Robin Dalby	217	1987-1991	31
Donald Dalgleish	173	1979-1981	49
Dan Daniels	225	1987-1993	35
Graham Danne	167	1977-1994	253	11	1
Rodney Davies	212	1987-1998	173	13	2
Matthew Dervan	341	2016-2023	161	20	2
Percival Devine	31	1912-1914	48	2
Frank Dicosmo	301	2002-2004	23
David Disher	43	1917-1919	28	2
Joe Distefano	220	1987	4
David Dixon	279	1998-2016	356	34	6
Barry Dorr	184	1982	2
Glen Dryburgh	278	1998-2005	80	6
John Drysdale	82	1936-1937	27
Herbert Dummett	64	1927-1945	264	6	2
Luke Edwards	332	2013-2023	150
Dale Edwick	314	2006-2016	123
David Elder	3	1897	2
John Elliott	4	1897-1901	57	1
Mark Ensbey	337	2014-2022	114
Thomas Evans	231	1988-1992	28
Charles Fargie	208	1986-1989	27
Barry Farrow	166	1976-1985	177	11	3
Roy Ferguson	172	1978-1987	134	4
Andrew Ferrari	47	1918-1924	83	1
Brent Fewkes	306	2004-2006	11
Lloyd Fisk	312	2005-2007	29
John Fitt	84	1938-1948	151	3
David Flegg	240	1990-2011	337	19	3
Charles Foletta	35	1913-1915	31
Harold Forsyth	120	1953-1967	222	9	2
Malcolm Foster	194	1983-1988	36	2
George Fox	51	1920-1938	247	5	1
Frederick Franks	11	1897-1915	246	12	4
William Furlonger	86	1938-1941	57	1
Gerald Gaffney	162	1973-1982	164	4
Alfred Galea	290	1999-2005	52
Robert Gilham	168	1977-1987	180	6	2
William Glasson	97	1943-1949	99
William Goer	5	1897-1898	21	1
Peter Gonis	291	1999-2012	189	2
Phillip Goss	255	1993-1994	23
Douglas Gourlay	211	1986-2003	273	14	2
Allan Grant	188	1983-1991	126	9	2
Bryan Grant	146	1964-1969	97	4	1
Francis Grant	115	1951-1954	58
Norman Grant	108	1949-1956	125	6	1
Graeme Hamley	249	1992	2
Michael Hammond	313	2006-2015	144	2
Rod Hanckel	237	1989-1997	57	1
William Harris	56	1925-1929	69
Mark Harrison	271	1996-2008	211	9	1
Michael Heinrichs	263	1995-2000	80	6	1
Robert Hendrie	238	1989-1998	99	4
Wayne Hendrie	294	2000-2005	56	3
Peter Herrick	262	1995-1998	60
Arthur Hiskins	73	1930-1933	52	2
Paul Hoare	267	1995-2000	49
Graeme Honan	191	1983-1984	4
Peter Honeyman	281	1998-2004	49
Colin Hood	241	1990-2008	311	13	1
Hooper	57	1925	14
Daniel Hoskin	324	2009-2023	194	3
George Hough	49	1918-1928	150	2
Graham Hunt	189	1983-1991	40
Sam Hunter	353	2020-2023	56	2
John Hutchinson	256	1993-1995	15
Percy Hutchinson	101	1944-1950	104
Rex Hutson	182	1982	1
Peter Jeffers	261	1995-1998	41	3
Ernest Jenkins	52	1920-1927	132	16	5
J.L Johnson	88	1939	14
Ted Johnson	160	1971-1986	266	11	1
Walter Johnston	79	1932-1941	144	6	1
Brian Jones	158	1971-1973	41
Joseph Jones	14	1898-1916	233	9	2
Thomas Jones	118	1952-1954	46
Percival Jory	81	1934-1942	123	2
Gary Kane	257	1994-1995	13
Leigh Keen	179	1982-1993	184	12	2
James Keenan	27	1908-1912	59	2
Peter Kelly	247	1992-1995	36
Gregory Kennedy	254	1993-1997	75	1
Brodie Kenny-Bell	340	2015-2023	157	9
Peter Krech	222	1987-1991	36
Courtney Lai	329	2011-2017	61
George Laity	69	1929-1932	52	1
John Lancaster	103	1945-1947	47	3	1
Douglas Langham	169	1977-1978	40	2
Colin Larter	264	1995-1999	14
Matthew Laycock	331	2011-2015	45
Jack Lee	123	1953-1964	186	9	2
Brian Leggett	205	1985	2
John Leheny	85	1938-1939	21
Callum Leonard	354	2021-2023	28
Alan Letson	276	1996-2000	49	1
Bradley Letson	321	2008-2009	17
Francis Leverett	113	1950-1960	168	9	2
Walter Lindsey	36	1913-1921	91	2	1
Maxwell Lingwood-Smith	142	1961-1970	137	1
William Little	19	1902-1913	163	5	2
Otto Lober	58	1925-1929	68
Bernie Lowden	163	1975-1985	191	10	1
Ernest Lucas	77	1931-1938	103
Frederick Lucas	28	1908-1918	137	5	1
John Lucas	6	1897-1913	211	11	4
William Ludlow	132	1957-1963	104	4	1
Ronald Macdonald	174	1979-1989	129	4
Matthew Maclure	346	2017-2023	85
Michael Madden	67	1928-1929	28	1	1
James Mahoney	148	1965-1981	289	14	2
John Marrapodi	287	1999-2003	29
Cosimo Martino	284	1998-2005	82	8	1
Taylor Mattioli	358	2023	11
Troy Mavroudis	298	2001-2013	130
Francis McDermott	93	1940-1948	53
Angus McKenzie-Wills	342	2016-2023	137	10	1
Neil McLean	200	1984-1990	32
Keith McLellan	109	1949	16	1
Noel McLennan	156	1970-1976	125	5
George McNiece	80	1932-1936	67
Alistair Meldrum	343	2016-2021	75
Joseph Middleton	18	1899-1910	140	7	2
William Miller	32	1913-1919	73	5	2
Darren Mills	320	2008-2013	67
Michael Minahan	20	1902-1915	173	6	3
David Mitchell	178	1981-1993	182	9	1
Vincent Molino	180	1982	1
John Monohan	33	1913-1926	181	11	3
Frederick Morgan	62	1926-1937	171	9	1
Stanley Morgan	105	1946-1953	118	5
David Morris	273	1996-2004	43
Kenneth Mugleston	136	1958-1959	29	1
Charles Munton	99	1943-1948	78
Leslie Murphy	117	1951	13
Steven Murphy	266	1995-2005	74	1
Rhys Negerman	355	2022-2023	28
Peter Nastasi	303	2002-2012	158	11	1
Alan Nicholson	98	1943-1956	197	7	1
Thomas Nicholson	74	1930-1950	288	10	4
Michael Nicolai	245	1991-2000	54	2
Matthew Norton	328	2011-2015	47
Hugh O'Bern	23	1902-1911	134	8	3
Edward O'Brien	110	1949-1957	137	4	1
Neil O'Brien	265	1995-2001	61	4
Rose O'Dea	336	2014-2017	45
Francis O'Shea	106	1946-1947	28
James Orr	227	1987-1993	69
Barry Page	159	1971-1980	172	10	1
Laurie Page	221	1987-1997	79	2
Michael Palm	334	2013-2019	108
Daniel Parsons	137	1958-1968	166	4	1
Daniel Paterson	45	1918-1919	22	3	1
Steven Paunovic	327	2010-2011	14
Keith Pawley	154	1969-1976	142	5
Reginald Pawley	150	1967-1976	172	4	1
Adam Peacock	316	2006-2012	66
Ante Perkovic	282	1998-2008	121	9
James Perry	124	1954-1966	186	6
Trevor Pescud	252	1992-1994	13
Glenn Peters	232	1988-1990	6
Thomas Phillips	59	1925-1939	213	8	2
Steven Piperno	339	2015-2023	161	15	3
Simon Plumridge	351	2020-2023	54
Ron Poole	226	1987-1990	14
Mark Powell	253	1993-2003	182	11	2
Brian Pratt	164	1975-1986	212	16	2
Katrina Pressley	283	1998-2003	28
William Pryde	176	1979-1989	111	5
Mark Pulham	213	1987-1989	28	1
Dale Puren	333	2013-2015	36
Douglas Purss	201	1984-1992	105	7	2
Frank Raiti	210	1986-2000	143	2
David Rawlings	293	1999-2000	2
Kenneth Ray	288	1999-2000	9
Robert Read	304	2003-2006	29
Alfred Rees	119	1952-1958	98	5	2
John Reeves	204	1985-1987	17
James Rickard	7	1897-1902	68	5	1
Shannon Riggs	295	2000-2006	43
Michael Roache	198	1984-1987	32	2	1
Leslie Robinson	153	1968-1977	186	11	5
David Rodan	347	2017-2023	88
Charles Rodwell	95	1941-1948	92	6	2
Linton Roe	275	1996	2
Chelsea Roffey	310	2004-2023	295	16	1
Brett Rogers	325	2009-2023	211	5
Frederick Rooney	96	1942-1951	142	10	2
Thomas Rossiter	139	1960-1974	249	10	4
Stanley Rouvray	63	1926-1930	73	6	1
James Russ	17	1898-1901	36	1
Michael Russell	274	1996-1999	13	1
Mostyn Rutter	243	1991-1993	17
Alexander Salton	40	1915	9
Richard Sankey	144	1963-1975	225	13	5
Edward Sanneman	87	1938-1941	39
James Savage	305	2003-2014	136
William Schwensen	147	1964-1970	112	3
Bruce Seedy	192	1983	2
Miles Sellers	102	1944-1952	131	3
Roger Selwood	196	1984-1993	106	4	1
David Shawcross	285	1998-2008	103	4
Stephen Shepherd	250	1992-1997	63	4	1
Daniel Shine	13	1897-1898	11
Edward Shorten	89	1939-1949	143	1
Frederick Sigmont	29	1908-1915	108	5	1
Jack Simmonds	134	1957-1963	106	1
Andrew Sinclair	183	1982-1991	105	7	1
Terry Siutryk	202	1985-1993	83	2
Jim Smail	223	1987	7
Ivan Smith	214	1987	1
James Smith	34	1913-1916	32	4	1
Paul Smith	230	1988-1999	109	6
Wayne Smith	199	1984-1987	15
Michael Spear	307	2004-2010	82	2
James Spedding	15	1898	9
Frank Spokes	131	1956-1962	95	2
Anthony Squeo	277	1997	10
Harry Stamatopoulos	292	1999-2000	13
Albert Stanley	128	1955-1959	77	4	1
Harold Stevens	140	1960-1966	106	5	3
Alexander Stevenson	116	1951-1952	30
Alexander Stewart	135	1957-1966	152	5	1
Steven Stirling	248	1992-2010	304	18	1
Peter Stokes	151	1967-1974	138	4
Brad Strachan	289	1999-2000	7
Albert Streckfuss	76	1930	14	1
William Stride	65	1927-1933	90	1
Tom Sullivan	356	2022-2023	32	1
Richard Stubberfield	228	1987-1989	7
John Swift	42	1917-1924	109	6	2
Tristan Symes	317	2007-2019	164
Peter Symons	244	1991-1994	23
Robert Taggart	181	1982-1986	61	4
Adrian Taylor	215	1987	9
Peter Taylor	171	1977-1985	144	3
Thomas Taylor	25	1905-1910	57	1
Christopher Thomas	12	1897-1901	60	3
Eric Thomas	114	1951-1956	90	3
Lewis Thomas	30	1911-1925	24
Owen Thomas	129	1955-1956	19
Terence Tomlinson	233	1988-1989	4
Ernest Traplin	133	1957-1969	202	8
Reginald Treloar	66	1927-1943	247	24	8
Darren Trengove	315	2006-2010	42
William Turner	186	1982-1985	8
Richard Turpenny	8	1897-1901	53
Jason Venkataya	296	2000-2015	211	8
Sergio Villagra	300	2002-2013	131
Luke Walker	309	2004-2017	261	37	7
Sam Walsh	348	2018-2023	110	8	1
Walter Watling	16	1898	10
Philip Watson	203	1985-1992	78	5
William Wetenhall	70	1929-1941	191	12	5
David Wheeler	50	1918-1930	174	13	2
Alfred White	152	1967-1972	100	2
Clyde White	90	1939-1953	221	12	6
Edward White	94	1940-1954	223	12	3
Ian White	236	1989	1
Robert Whitehead	338	2014	3
David Whitling	219	1987	3
Frederick Whittaker	48	1918-1924	91	7
Leslie Whyte	75	1930-1945	213	9	3
Ralph Wigg	165	1975-1978	67	1
Graeme Williams	197	1984-1995	154	7	1
Jason Williams	269	1995	4
Reginald Williams	60	1925-1935	148	2	1
Stephen Williams	322	2009-2023	266	23	2
Daniel Wilson	308	2004-2021	276	8
Matthew Wilson	330	2011-2015	47
Adam Wojcik	319	2008-2023	295	35	5
Jason Yazdani	357	2022-2023	17
Leslie Wright	143	1961-1963	39
Greg Young	297	2001-2002	20

Player – Umpires

Best in both worlds

In the history of the Victorian / Australian Football Leagues 85 players have taken up the whistle or the flags and officiated in VFL / AFL matches as umpires.

The most recent is David Rodan who played 185 games with Richmond, Port Adelaide and Melbourne. from 2002-13. He officiated the North Melbourne v. Fremantle clash at the Docklands in July 2017 to cap off a quick rise through the umpiring ranks.

Rodan took up umpiring in late-2015 after retiring from the AFL and while playing suburban football. He progressed to the AFL senior panel in only his second full season.

Listed below are the details of all other player/umpires and their playing and umpiring careers to 2023. Photo: Vic Belcher in South Melbourne uniform

Player / Umpire	As player (Years)	As player (Matches)	As umpire (Years)	As umpire (Matches)
Albert Allen(Rich.)	1912	2	1915-21	2
Roy Allen (Coll.)	1924	2	1931-1953	214
Jordan Bannister (Ess./Carl.)	2001-09	67	2012-16	95
Thomas Bates (Ess.)	1933	1	1939-43	13
‘Tammy’ Beauchamp (Fitz.)	1899-1908	135	1909	12
John W. Beckwith (Fitz.)	1918	1	1928-29	22
Vic Belcher (SM)	1907-20	226	1921-30	17
Albert Bickford (Melb./Carl.)	1906-09	11	1921	1
William Blair (Geel.)	1935	2	1940-45	41
Max Blumfield (SM)	1943-46	21	1951-54	37
Robert Boyle (Carl.)	1904-06	36	1907-17	74
William Bremner (Melb.)	1903-04	23	1910-12	21
William Briscoe (Rich.)	1915	26	1926-29	51
Charles Canet (Carl.)	1916-21	80	1931	7
Vernon Carkeek (Coll.)	1915-16	3	1922	1
Etienne Chapman (Carl.)	1897-98	25	1902-13	160
William Coffey (Ess.)	1918	1	1926-29	33
Edward Collins (St.K.)	1913-21	78	1922-30	8
Robert Corbett (Melb.)	1920-29	161	1931-33	40
Thomas Craven (Geel.)	1915-24	90	1931	2
Charles Curtis (Carl.)	1898-1900	21	1910	3
David J. Davidson (SM / Melb.)	1898-1900	18	1906-1910	38
William Davies (Ess.)	1905-09	76	1912-27	205
Laurence Delaney (St.K.)	1901	2	1915-18	9
Edward Drohan (Fitz. / Coll.)	1898-1908	173	1909	17
Herbert Dummett (Coll.)	1909-11	4	1927-45	264
Percy Ellingsen (Rich. / Melb. / Gee.)	1912-19	45	1931-33	53
Leigh Fisher (St.K.)	2003-08	55	2013-23	217
Charles Foletta (Fitz.)	1899	5	1913-15	31
Mark Fraser (Coll./Ess.)	1992-2000	110	2005	5
Richard Gibson (SM)	1897-98	29	1899-1909	100
Alfred George Green (Coll.)	1903-08	76	1910-20	60
Jim Gregory(Coll.)	1897-1901	42	1908-11	31
William Griffiths (Fitz./SM)	1903-04	17	1911-13	20
Edward H. Hall (St.K)	1897-1903	80	1900	1
Charlie Hammond (Carl.)	1906-18	154	1921	11
Henry Hardiman (NM)	1935-38	6	1944-48	69
George Hastings (Ess.)	1897-1903	106	1905-10	84
Clarence Hearn (Ess.)	1929-35	92	1937	12
Neville Heffernan (NM)	1929-30	6	1931-35	67
Hugh Heron (Ess. / Fitz.)	1912-13	12	1914-26	120
Arthur Hiskins (SM)	1908-23	185	1930-33	52
Ernest Jenkins (Fitz.)	1897-1910	182	1920-27	133
Harold F. Johnston (NM)	1925-27	37	1930	5
Percy Jory (St.K)	1912-1920	60	1925-42	128
Patrick Kennedy (St.K.)	1918-21	11	1925-31	76
Harold Lampe (SM)	1899-1907	135	1909	7
Phillip Lane (Fitz.)	1932	1	1943-46	26
William Leeds (Carl.)	1903-05	27	1904	5
Michael Madden (Ess.)	1903-06	65	1923-29	93
Vincent Maguire (Geel.)	1915-18	43	1923-24	7
Richard McKay (Fitz. / St.K.)	1897-1903	96	1915-23	88
William McNamara (Carl.)	1899-1904	69	1905-15	104
Keith Millar (Rich.)	1924-30	37	1936	3
Rowland Millen (Fitz.)	1913-23	117	1929	1
Michael Minahan (SM / St.K.)	1897-1900	29	1902-15	172
Jack Monohan (Coll.)	1897-1907	171	1913-26	181
William Moxham (SM)	1907-09	29	1913-19	25
Alex Mutch (Coll.)	1911-21	144	1923-27	46
Wally Naismith (Fitz./Melb.)	1902-12	178	1915-28	215
Howard Okey (Ess.)	1928-34	109	1936	9
John O’Loughlin (Gee. / St.K.)	1898-1902	25	1904-10	91
William Orchard (Gee.)	1906-15	112	1923-26	14
Albert Pannam (Coll.)	1907-09	28	1914-21	12
G.V. ‘Mick’ Pleass (SM / Ess.)	1897-1904	113	1902	2
Les Reynolds (St.K)	1922-24	30	1929	3
David Rodan (Rich./PA/Melb.)	2002-13	185	2017-23	88
Henry Rowe (Melb.)	1945-46	2	1951-55	16
George Sandford (St.K)	1901-02	11	1904-13	83
Edward Sanneman (St.K.)	1922-31	72	1936-41	43
Ernest Schunke (Rich.)	1909	6	1904	11
Miles Sellers (Haw.)	1925-34	98	1944-52	131
James Shand (Rich.)	1916-19	40	1930	4
George ‘Yorkie’ Shaw (Fitz.)	1911-20	117	1923	2
Edward Shorten (NM/Ess.)	1925-26	11	1930-49	156
Frederick Sigmont (SM)	1897	6	1908-15	108
James Smith (St.K)	1899-1908	127	1907-10	35
Albert Streckfuss (SM)	1909-1910	18	1921-30	110
George Threlfall (Rich.)	1919-24	8	1929-31	22
George Topping (Carl.)	1902-16	125	1913	3
‘Lardie’ Tulloch (Coll.)	1897-1904	132	1905-11	77
Fred Turnbull (St.K.)	1918	1	1923	1
William Twomey (Coll./Haw.)	1918-34	64	1933	3
Richard Vernon (Coll.)	1909-11	51	1912	4
Herbert Wregg (Melb.)	1901	3	1905-08	68

Albert Allen

Albert played two games for Richmond in 1912 kicking three goals in total. In 1915 he joined the VFL umpires for a single season and umpired two matches as a boundary umpire. Wikipedia

Roy Allen

As well as being a VFL player, Allen was fine District cricketer and athlete. He is one of only a few umpires to have officiated as field, boundary and goal umpire at senior level. He excelled as a goal umpire, officiating in 209 matches, including the 1950 and 1953 Grand Finals. Allen, who passed away in 2001, aged 100, will always be remembered for his reporting of John Coleman and Harry Caspar in the final Home and Away round of 1951. The resultant penalty to Coleman put him, and many say Essendon, out of premiership contention. Wikipedia

Jordan Bannister

Jordan Bannister who played 14 games with the Bombers from 2001-03 and 53 games with the Blues from 2004-09. He officiated the North Melbourne v. Essendon clash at the Docklands in March 2012 to cap off a quick rise through the umpiring ranks and retired at the end of the 2016 season.

Bannister took up umpiring in 2010, immediately after retiring from the game, and progressed to the AFL senior panel in only his third season. Wikipedia

Thomas Bates

Thomas ‘Jimmy’ Bates played one match with Essendon in 1933 before becoming a VFL boundary umpire and officiating in 13 matches between 1939-43. Wikipedia

‘Tammy’ Beauchamp

A great centreman for Fitzroy at the turn of the century, he umpired until 1912 and also officiated 12 matches as a field or boundary umpire. Wikipedia

John W. Beckwith

Father of the famous Melbourne back-pocket player, John W. was recruited from Clifton Hill and played one match for Fitzroy in 1918. Ten years later he officiated in 22 VFL matches as a boundary umpire, including the 1929 Grand Final. Wikipedia

Vic Belcher

Recruited from Brunswick (VFA), Vic Belcher is the only player to have been included in two of South Melbourne’s premierships. A ruckman of some distinction he played in the successful 1909 team and, by all accounts, was instrumental in the 1918 Grand Final win. He was club captain twice and coach from 1914-1917. After retirement, he took up the boundary for the 1921 season but ,despite umpiring the Grand Final, retired after one season. He tasted further premiership success as non-playing coach of the 1922 Fitzroy side. He later made a comeback to the boundary by trialing in 1929 and umpiring one match in 1930. Wikipedia

Albert Bickford

Primarily a country field umpire (120 matches) Albert was appointed to a single VFL match on the boundary in 1921. He had played 2 matches for Melbourne and 9 for Carlton in four years. Wikipedia

William Blair

Blair umpired 41 matches as a VFL boundary umpire between 1940 and 1945. He had played two matches for Geelong in 1935 after coming from Ouyen. Wikipedia

Max Blumfield

The most recent player to make the change to umpiring. After leaving South Melbourne in 1946, he played for Prahran (VFA) and then began umpiring. His senior VFL career spanned four seasons and 37 matches. He is the uncle of AFL player Jason Blumfield. Wikipedia

John Boyd

After playing two games and kicking two goals for Essendon Jack Boyd became a VFL field umpire. From 1934-36 he umpired 41 matches as a field umpire and later, 1937-38, umpired in the North West Football Union.

Robert Boyle

Played in the centre for Carlton during their 1904 premiership, but missed out in 1906 and took up umpiring the following year. He umpired during the 1908 ANFC Carnival and was appointed to run the boundary in the 1916 VFL Grand Final but chose instead to field umpire a final in NSW.

William Bremner

Played 23 matches for Melbourne kicking 1 goal. Later became a boundary (15 matches) and field umpire (6 matches) with the VFL between 1910 and 1912

William Briscoe

Briscoe played the entire 1915 season with Richmond and later reappeared as specialist VFL boundary umpire between 1926 and 1928. The following year he transferred to the goals for a single season

Charles Canet

Charlie Canet created headlines in 1922 when he moved to coach Nathalia for 8 pounds a week. He had been a winger for Carlton playing 80 matches and kicking five goals. IN 1931 he umpired seven matches as a VFL boundary umpire.

Vernon Carkeek

Carkeek played three matches for the Magpies during the Great War. After the war he umpired one VFL match as a boundary umpire.

Etienne Chapman

Chapman was a player in Carlton ‘s first two seasons in the VFL amassing 25 matches and seventeen goals. He had played for South St.Kilda and also Fitzroy in the VFA. In 1902 he became a VFL goal umpire and in his 160 matches between then and 1913 he was appointed to the 1907, 1911 and 1913 VFL Grand Finals.

William Coffey

Coffey’s one senior match for Essendon in 1918 was followed by 33 matches as a field umpire between 1926 and 1929. This included the 1927 Second Semi-Final.

Edward Collins

Collins played on the wing for St.Kilda in the 1913 VFL Grand Final in his first senior season. He played 78 matches in total and was selected to play for Victoria but was injured before the match. Between 1922 and 1930 he umpired eight matches as a boundary umpire.

Robert Corbett

Recruited from Golden Point, Corbett represented Victoria in his ten seasons as a Melbourne player. In the 1926 Preliminary Final he was viciously king-hit while leaving the ground at half-time and suffered a broken jaw. With no replacements allowed Melbourne struggled to hold their lead in the second half until Corbett, swathed in bandages, returned to the fray to inspire the Redlegs to a spot in the Grand Final. He was unable to recover to play in the premiership. Two years after retiring as a player Corbett ran forty VFL matches on the boundary over three seasons – 1931-33.

Thomas Craven

Three-times a Victorian representative, Craven was an excellent full-back who still managed to kick 17 goals in 90 matches for Geelong. He was captain of the Cats in 1921-22. Craven officiated in two VFL matches as a boundary umpire in 1931.

Charles Curtis

One match as a field umpire and two as a boundary in 1910 followed a brief VFL career with Carlton at the turn of the century that involved 21 matches and two goals.

David Davidson

Umpired only one match as a Field Umpire but officiated in a further 44 matches as a Boundary Umpire, including the 1905 Grand Final.

William Davies

Often incorrectly cited as ‘Davis’, Davies was a winger, originally from Yea, who played with Williamstown (VFA) before joining Essendon. Often amongst the best players in finals, he played in the ‘Dons 1908 Grand Final team. Umpired only two matches as a field umpire but officiated in a further 205 matches as a boundary umpire, including the 1913, 1923 and 1926 Grand Finals. As a player-umpire he was involved in 23 seasons of VFL football.

Laurence Delaney

Lawrie Delaney played two matches for St.Kilda in 1901 . Fourteen years later, during the Great War he made his VFL debuts as both a field and boundary umpire ultimately umpiring nine VFL matches in total.

Edward Drohan

After being the first man to play in winning premierships with different teams – Fitzroy 1898-99 and Collingwood 1903 – this champion wingman umpired 17 VFL matches in 1909. 14 games as a field umpire and three on the boundary. In 1911 he coached St.Kilda to ninth position.

Herbert Dummett

No former VFL player had such an extensive umpiring career as Dummett. Sixteen seasons after playing the last of his four matches with Collingwood (three goals) he debuted as a VFL goal umpire. From 1927 until 1945 he officiated in 264 matches including the 1933 and 1943 Grand Finals. In addition he was VFLUA President in 1939 and a member of the Executive Committee for five years.

Percy Ellingsen

Began his senior VFL career with Richmond as a 16 year old from the Geelong area and finished it with the Cats eight seasons later. He played in the VFA and, as the result of a report for striking, was suspended for a year. The sentence was removed as an act of clemency during a Royal visit. Eleven years later, Ellingsen umpired the First Semi-Final in his first season of senior umpiring.

Leigh Fisher

Leigh Fisher had a delayed start to his first season due to injury but impressed towards the end of the 2003 season. Back and hamstring injuries plagued him during 2004-05 but from 200-07 he was a regular in the Saints team ultimately playing 55 games and kicking five goals. After being delisted in 2008 he decided to take up the AFL’s offer of the Player Pathway Program to umpiring. From 2010-2012 he umpired variously in the VAFA, Southern FL and the VFL. Listed in 2013 he umpired his first game that year and is currently a running umpire. In 2018 Fisher became the former player with the most matches as a field umpire passing Richard Gibson.

Charles Foletta

A short man, Foletta played most of his football as a rover. He represented Collingwood in the VFA (1893) and Fitzroy in both the VFA (1894-96) and VFL (1899). He kicked 1 VFL goal. After leaving Fitzroy he played in consecutive premierships with East Fremantle (1902-03) and was Captain-Coach of Launceston City FC in 1907-08 for two premierships.

Mark Fraser

The son of Essendon captain, Ken Fraser, Mark starred in his first season with Collingwood but moved to Essendon in 1995. Unable to gain regular selection with the Bombers he retired in 2000 and was targeted by the AFL as a candidate for their Player to Umpire Acceleration program. He made his senior field umpiring debut in 2005.

Richard Gibson

Gibson was vice-captain of South Melbourne in his only two VFL seasons. He umpired 101 VFL matches in the field, including the 1903 Grand Final, making him the first former VFL player to umpire a VFL Grand Final. He also officiated in four matches on the boundary.

Alfred Green

Green played in the Collingwood losing 1905 Grand Final side. His umpiring career began as a boundary umpire from 1910-1915 and included the 1911 Second Semi-Final. From 1917-1920 he was both a field and boundary umpire. His final game on the boundary was the 1918 Grand Final with his old team, Collingwood, on the losing side, once again.

Jim Gregory

Gregory played in Collingwood’s 1896 VFA premiership and in their first first match in the newly formed VFL the following year. Primarily a forward he kicked 17 goals in his 42 appearences. In 1908 the joined the VFL list of umpires. He umpired 31 VFL matches on the boundary and 14 country matches as a field umpire.

William Griffiths

Nicknamed ‘Wingy’, Bill Griffiths played eight games and kicked two goals for Fitzroy in 1903 before transferring to South Melbourne the following season playing a further nine matches. As an umpire he officiated as a field umpire in one match in 1911 and nineteen matches as a boundary umpire between 1911 and 1913.

Edward Hall

A St.Kilda player for the first three VFL seasons, Hall was noted as an opportunistic centreman. At the start of the 1900, season he decided to change to umpiring and was placed on the VFL list as available for selection. He was appointed to the Round 2 Collingwood v. Geelong match which he duly umpired but, prior the next round, decided to rejoin St.Kilda where he completed his career in 1903.

Charlie Hammond

Charlie Hammond served in two stints for Carlton amassing 154 matches on the half back flank and in the ruck. A star in the 1908 Grand Final, he was a victim of politics and left the club for North Melbourne (VFA) before the next season. Returning in 1914, he was again successful, playing in the 1914-15 premiership sides. In one season as a VFL boundary umpire, he appeared in 11 matches.

Henry Hardiman

Hardiman played matches in two seasons for North Melbourne kicking a total of six goals. Between 1944 and 1948 he was a VFL boundary umpire who compiled 69 matches.

George Hastings

As a skillful, flamboyant Essendon centreline player, Hastings played in the 1897 and 1901 premiership teams. Rheumatic fever ended his career in 1903. In 1905 he began umpiring and completed his career in 1910, having umpired eight VFL matches as a field umpire and 76 on the boundary, including the 1905, 1906 and 1908 Grand Finals.

Clarence Hearn

In 1937 Clarrie Hearn umpired twelve matches on the boundary in the VFL. Previously he had played 92 games and kicked ninety goals for Essendon. Described as an excellent utility player. Originally from Rutherglen, he had excellent pace as evidenced by his winning of the 1929 Stawell gift. An accurate kick he twice booted seven goals in a game. In 1934 he represented Victoria.

Neville Heffernan

Heffernan kicked four goals in six games for North Melbourne during 1929-30. The following year he joined the VFL as an umpire and in the years to 1935 ran the boundary in 67 matches.

Hugh Heron

Hugh Heron’s playing career at Fitzroy and Essendon totalled 12 matches and realised a solitary goal. He was much more successful as a VFL boundary umpire when he umpired 120 matches, as well as many country matches as a field umpire. On the boundary, he umpired the 1923 VFL Grand final.

Arthur Hiskins

As a goal umpire Hiskins umpired 52 matches between 1930 and 1933. As a player he represented South Melbourne in two stints from 1908-1915 and 1919-23 (check great war nom roll). Totaling 185 games and 56 goals after his arrival from Rutherglen. 1909 was a special year in which he kicked six goals against Richmond (five from place kicks) and played on the half-back flank in the winning Grand Final side.

Ernest Jenkins

Ernest Jenkins toiled for Fitzroy between the formation of the VFL and 1910. He played in the full back line in their losing Grand Final sides of 1900 and 1903 before being part of the flag-winning 1904-05 combinations on the half back flank. After captaining the ‘Roys in 1906 and 1907 and retiring, he coached Richmond in 1913. Seven years later, he reappeared in league ranks as a goal umpire and waved the flags in 133 matches. His Grand Final success continued and he participated in a further 5 during his 8-year umpiring career.

Harold Johnston

Part of North Melbourne’s first three seasons in the VFL, Johnston umpired three VFL senior matches in the field in 1930 and two on the boundary the following season.

Percy Jory

A tall forward and sometime ruckman, Jory played in St.Kilda’s 1913 Grand Final team. Serving in the AIF during the Great War, he was one of the participants in the famous ‘London War match’, representing the 3rd Division. He continued with the Saints after the war until 1920. Jory umpired most of his football in the country but managed 3 VFL matches as a field umpire and 2 as a boundary. In 1934 he took up goal umpiring and completed 123 games prior to retiring in 1942.

Patrick Kennedy

After being recruited from Williamstown to St.Kilda and playing 11 matches (3 goals) between 1918 and 1921 Kennedy became a VFL boundary umpire in 1925. From then until 1931 he umpired 76 matches.

Robert Laidlaw

A member of Footscrays last VFA premiership he kicked seven of his 16 Essendon goals in one match. His umpiring career was mainly as a country field umpire (85 matches) but he was appointed to three VFL matches on the boundary in 1930-31.

Harold Lampe

From 1899-1907, Lampe was a tall and strong key position player for South Melbourne. In 1900, he kicked South’s entire score of 3.1 against Essendon. His final game was in the losing 1907 Grand Final side. In 1909, he umpired one VFL match as a field umpire and six on the boundary.

Phillip Lane

Lane was on Fitzroy’s list for three years and played one senior game in 1932. Much later he took up umpiring and was appointed to 26 senior VFL matches. In 1947 he umpired the VFL Reserve Grade Grand Final.

William Leeds

Leeds began playing for Carlton in 1903 but, in 1904, decided to take on umpiring. After officiating in two VFL matches, Carlton recalled him and he played the remainder of the season for them. He was instrumental in their semi-final victory over Essendon and played on the half-back flank in the grand final.

Michael Madden

As a VFA field umpire, Madden was struck by hail during the storm that forced the abandonment of the 1921 Grand Final. He later became a VFL goal umpire in 1923 and umpired 93 matches. The pinnacle of his career was the 1928 Grand Final. Prior to his officiating, Madden was an excellent forward for Essendon before transferring to VFA neighbours Essendon Town in 1907. Ironically, he was suspended for a year by the VFA – for umpire abuse.

Vincent Maguire

Vin Maguire played for Geelong in 1915 and 1917-18 amassing 43 matches and eight goals. In 1923 and 1924 he umpired 7 VFL matches.

Richard McKay

‘Dick’ McKay was a defender with Fitzroy and St.Kilda from 1897-1903 and skippered the Saints in 1901. More than ten years after his retirement McKay took up the boundary for 88 VFL matches. In 1918, he replaced an injured Arthur Norden during the third quarter of a match at the Junction Oval, making him eligible for field umpire status on this list.

William McNamara

McNamara played on the wing for Carlton but was overlooked for the 1904 finals series. He immediately joined the umpiring fraternity in 1905. He umpired 3 VFL matches between 1905 and 1908 but was much more successful as a boundary umpire. In this role, he umpired 101 matches including the 1910 Collingwood v. Carlton Grand Final.

Keith Millar

In 1926, Keith Millar represented Victoria three times as part of a career with Richmond that spanned 1924-1927 and a further season in 1930. He umpired three VFL matches as a field umpire in 1936.

Roland Millen

A quick, skillful Fitzroy centreline player for a decade, Millen was best on the ground in the 1916 Grand Final win and one of the best in the losing side a year later. He umpired the St.Kilda v. North Melbourne match at the Junction Oval in May 1929.

Mick Minahan

Mick Minahan’s real name was Michael O’Gorman. Under his alias, he played for South Melbourne and St.Kilda in the early years of the VFL. Minahan later became a 172-game goal umpire who officiated in the 1904, 1913 and 1914 Grand Finals. Minahan resigned when he volunteered for the AIF in the Great War. He returned to Australia but not to umpiring.

Jack Monohan

As a high-leaping follower and a defender, Jack Monohan played 171 matches for the Magpies and was among their best players in the 1902-03 premiership years. Injury cruelly denied him a place in the winning side in 1902 after he had been left out in 1901. His omission created much controversy among the Collingwood faithful who felt he would have quelled Essendon’s match-winning spearhead, Albert Thurgood. Monohan represented Victoria 7 times before moving to North Melbourne. In 1913, Monohan became a VFL goal umpire. He officiated in 181 matches and 3 Grand Finals. Naismith was part of the 1922 Grand Final boundary and goal umpiring crew that were all ex-VFL players – Dick McKay (B), Jack Monohan (G) and Ernest Jenkins (G).

William Moxham

A winger in South Melbourne’s 1909 premiership team Moxham kicked two goals in 29 matches. He began boundary umpiring in 1913 and officiated in 25 VFL matches until 1919.

Alex Mutch

Over 144 VFL matches, Mutch was a reliable Collingwood defender. He tasted success in 1917, being one of the Magpies best in their premiership win. He played in losing grand finals in 1915, 1918 and 1919 and was injured in 1920 prior to the finals. As an umpire, he tasted almost immediate success. He debuted in Round 13 1923, umpiring each remaining home and away round that season. He then went on to umpire the second-semi and preliminary finals. His ninth match was the 1923 Grand Final. He retired at the end of the 1927 season with 46 matches to his credit.

Wally Naismith

A fine all round player, as comfortable in defence as attack. He played in Fitzroy’s three Grand Final teams of 1903-05, finishing his career at Melbourne in 1912. He began umpiring in 1913 and was a boundary umpire for two seasons before being tried sporadically as a field umpire between 1915 and 1919 . Much more successful on the boundary, he umpired 204 matches including the 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926 and 1927 Grand Finals. Naismith was part of the 1922 Grand Final boundary and goal umpiring crew that were all ex-VFL players – Dick McKay (B), Jack Monohan (G) and Ernest Jenkins (G).

John O’Loughlin

John O’Loughlin represented Geelong in 1898 and 1901 (22 games; 1 goal) and St.Kilda in 1902 (3 games; 1 goal). In Round 1 1904, he was one of the first eight men appointed as VFL boundary umpires and, for the next 7 seasons, he was a field umpire in the country and a boundary umpire in the VFL. He amassed 91 matches and ran the line in the 1909 Grand Final between South Melbourne and Carlton.

Howard Okey

A leading Essendon centreman for seven seasons, Okey was recruited from West Melbourne. He officiated in nine VFL matches in his first season as an umpire before retiring and taking up duties on the Essendon Committee. He later represented the club at the League table and was a State Selector for many years. He remains the only former umpire elected to Life Membership of the VFL for services other than umpiring.

William Orchard

Orchard skippered Geelong in 1914-15 before joining the AIF and serving in France. He was one of the participants in the famous ‘London War match’, representing the 3rd Division. He was well renowned as a centreman and forward. His sporadic senior VFL umpiring career spanned four seasons and encompassed 14 matches.

Albert Pannam

A member of the famous Collingwood Pannams, Albert F. Pannam played 28 matches between 1907- 09 kicking 12 goals. As a boundary umpire he debuted in 1914 and completed his twelfth and final match in 1921.

G. ‘Mick’ Pleass

From 1897-1901, Pleass was an excellent ruckman for South who had great ball skills and endurance. At the beginning of 1902, he took on umpiring but, after only two matches, he returned to South Melbourne as a player until 1904 when he transferred to Essendon.

Les Reynolds

The uncle of Essendon great Dick Reynolds, Les left St.Kilda after 30 matches between 1922 and 1924. He became an umpire and, in 1929, was selected to umpire in the VFL senior ranks. The last of his three VFL matches involved his former club and angry Saints followers surrounded the umpires rooms after the game believing he had contributed significantly to their loss.

David Rodan

The first player-goal umpire pathway graduate, Rodan debuted in 2017 having only taken up the flags in 2014 and playing in the district competition during his early umpiring career. As a player he served Richmond from 2002-06 (65 matches), Port Adelaide from 2007-12 (111) and finally Melbourne in 2013 (9) accumulating 131 goals along the way. He was the second AFL goal umpire of Fijian descent and was coached from the outset by the first Fijian, Jason Venkataya.

Henry Rowe

Harry Rowe played two matches for Melbourne overs seasons 1945 and 1946 after playing in VAFA premiership with Melbourne High School Old Boys. He joined the VFL Senior list of umpires in 1949 and made his VFL senior debut in 1951. The final of his sixteen matches was in 1955.

George Sandford

Making his VFL playing debut aged 28, Sandford played 11 matches for St.Kilda. From 1904 to 1913, based in Geelong, he was a boundary umpire in 83 VFL matches and one of those credited with returning the ball to play by facing away from play and launching it over his head.

Edward Sanneman

Ted Sanneman joined St.Kilda from South Bendigo in 1922 but played only that season before returning to the country. He came back to St.Kilda in 1925 and played seven seasons for 72 matches and 25 goals from a half back flank. Turning his hand to umpiring in 1936 he officiated in four games as a boundary umpire that year and 39 matches as a goal umpire from 1938-41.

Ernest Schunke

Schunke played six matches for Richmond in 1909. This was after he had been a VFL boundary umpire for one season – 1904, the first season that the league used them.

Miles Sellers

‘Bob’ Sellers played for Haw. for a decade in 98 matches and kicked 65 goals. Ten years after his retirement as a player, in 1944, he began a nine year career as a VFL goal umpire that resulted in 131 VFL matches and made him the final former VFL player to be umpiring until the debut of Mark Fraser in 2005.

James Shand

Jimmy Shand played forty games and kicked six goals in a four year career with Richmond . Ten years after his VFL playing days he umpired four VFL matches as a boundary umpire.

George ‘Yorkie’ Shaw

Between 1911-1916 and 1919-1920 Yorkie Shaw kicked 48 goals in 117 VFL matches for Fitzroy. A rover, he played in the 1913 and 1916 premiership teams. After training with Richmond in pre-season 1922 was listed as a VFL field umpire and umpired primarily in the Mornington Peninsula Football League. In 1923 he umpired his only VFL senior matches .

Edward Shorten

Teddy Shorten began his VFL umpiring career as a boundary in 1930 and compiled a 12 match total over two seasons. In 1939 he turned to goal umpiring and officiated at 144 matches in the next eleven seasons. He had played for North Melbourne in their last seasons in the VFA and their first year in the VFL. Half way through 1926 he transferred to Essendon and finished the year with five games making a total of eleven.

Fred Sigmont

Fred Sigmont played 6 matches for South Melbourne in the first year of the VFL. As a goal umpire, he was appointed to the 1909 Grand Final amongst his 108 VFL matches between 1908 and 1915

James Smith

A reliable defender/ruckman from the early days of St.Kilda, Smith was captain of the club in 1901 (replacing Dick McKay), 1903-04 and 1906. In 1907, he started his umpiring career with 14 matches. The next season he returned to St.Kilda until late June when he took up the whistle for the second half of the season. 1909 saw him as coach of the Saints and, a year later, he was back in white. After further coaching stints at St.Kilda (1915 and 1918), he moved to Queensland. He umpired for four seasons in 33 VFL senior matches in the field, two on the boundary and officiated at the 1908 ANFC Carnival. Somewhat of an entrepreneur, his name was often linked with proposed tours of Australian football teams to the United States, but none ever eventuated.

Albert Streckfuss

Streckfuss umpired right through the 1920s as a boundary umpire and in 1930 did one year as a goal umpire for a total of 110 VFL matches, eight of which were finals seven on the boundary, one in the goals).

George Threlfall

Originally from Warrnambool, Threlfall played eight games in two stints with the Tigers between 1919 and 1924. Between 1929 and 1931 Threlfall umpired 22 VFL matches as a boundary umpire.

George Topping

Possessed of a fiery temper and attitude to opposition players despite his light frame, Topping was suspended in 1910 for striking South Melbourne’s Herbert Streckfuss . The penalty was the remainder of the season and all of 1911. After serving the suspension, he played a single game in 1912 and, in 1913, he became a VFL field umpire, officiating in three senior matches before returning to Carlton in 1914.

Lawrence ‘Lardie’ Tulloch

‘Lardie’ Tulloch remains the only man to have captained a League team to a premiership and to have umpired a VFL grand final. Physically tough, he led Collingwood by example as skipper from 1902-04, but his career spanned from 1897 to 1904. As a follower he was amongst the Magpies best in the 1902 grand final and played in the 1903 grand final on the wing. Taking up umpiring in 1905, he was away to a slow start but, by 1907, was appointed to the grand final. Despite umpiring until the end of 1911 it was his last final.

Fred Turnbull

Fred played a single game for St.Kilda after being recruited from Brighton. He also umpired a single VFL match in 1923.

William Twomey

Patriarch of the Twomey dynasty, Bill was a speedy centreline player (fast enough to win the 1924 Stawell Gift) who retired from football aged 22 to focus on a professional athletic career. In 1933 he umpired three matches on the boundary before leaving umpiring to return to playing with Hawthorn for the remainder of 1933 and 1934. He later had an extensive coaching career at VFL, VFL Reserves and country level

Richard Vernon

Vernon, originally from Western Australia, umpired four VFL matches in the first half of 1912. A half-forward and one of the better players in Collingwood’s 1910 premiership side, he also played in their losing team in 1911.

Herbert Wregg

Played three matches at full-forward for Melbourne, scoring three goals in the process. From 1904-1908 he umpired 35 games as a field umpire and 28 as a boundary. In partnership with John Kennedy, he was one of the first two boundary umpires to officiate in a grand final. Two years later, in 1906, he umpired the grand final as a field umpire, becoming the first man to achieve the ultimate success in two disciplines.

Shirt Number Totals

Totals of matches umpired by field umpire shirt numbers from 1995-2021

Rank 2021	+/- 20-21	Number	Total
1	0	9	614	Matt Stevic, Bryan Sheehan
2	0	7	588	Jeff Dalgleish, Hayden Kennedy
3	1	32	566	Jacob Mollison, Darren Goldspink
4	-1	3	564	Leigh Fisher, Stephen McBurney, Denis Rich
5	0	8	560	Brett Rosebury, Peter Carey
6	2	21	550	Simon Meredith, David Corcoran, Richard Fox, Gerg Scroop
7	0	11	548	Curtis Deboy, Matt Leppard, Scott McLaren
8	-2	6	546	Dean Margetts, Andrew Coates
9	0	10	541	Robert O'Gorman, Shane Stewart, Brett Allen
10	1	2	528	Nick Foot, Craig Fleer, Michael Vozzo, Grant Vernon
11	1	23	525	Rob Findlay, Martin Ellis, Adrian Panozzo
12	-2	25	522	Nathan Toner, Shaun Ryan, Nick Foot, Shaun Ryan, John Harvey
13	0	30	515	Dan Johanson, Shane McInerney
14	0	1	508	Chris Donlon, Jason Baldwin, David Howlett
15	0	5	484	Jordan Bannister, Brett Ritchie, Mathew James, Rowan Sawers
15	1	18	484	Ray Chamberlain, Colin Rowston, Steven Hanley, John Russo
17	0	22	474	Nathan Williamson, Jack Edwards, Stuart Wenn, Trevor Garrett
18	0	15	461	Matthew Nicholls, Ray Kelsey, Craig Durham
19	0	26	458	Craig Fleer, Jason Armstrong, Derek Woodcock, Vince Sercia
20	0	4	446	Luke Farmer, Adam Davis, Mark Fussell, Chris Mitchell
21	0	19	441	Alex Whetton, Chris Kamolins, Gavin Dore
22	0	16	435	Brendan Hosking, Jeff Dalgleish, Matthew Head, Matthew Norden
23	1	17	430	John Howorth, Justin Schmitt, David Ackland, Darren Agnew
24	-2	24	425	David Harris, Michael Jennings, Craig Hendrie, Mark McKenzie
25	0	28	415	Troy Pannell, Kieron Nicholls, Jamie Love
26	1	12	414	Andrew Stephens, Gary Fila, Corey Bowen, Damien Sully, Corin Rowe, Tim Shearer, Mark Prince
27	-1	29	404	Scott Jeffery, Stephen McBurney
28	0	27	399	Andre Gianfagna, Ben Ryan, Michael Avon, Derek Humphery-Smith, Geoff Caulfield
29	0	14	398	Heath Ryan, Jason Quigley, Mark Nash
30	0	20	366	Jamie Broadbent,Sam Hay, Darren Morris, Andrew Malcolm, Kieron Nicholls, Anton McKernan
31	0	31	329	Paul Rebeschini, Andrew Mitchell, Todd Keating, Troy Pannell, Dean Margetts, Darren McCauley,
32	0	13	309	Nick Brown, Tristan Burgess, Stefan Grun, Derek Humphery-Smith, Mark Westgarth
33	0	33	218	Brent Wallace, Rob O'Gorman, Leigh Fisher, Jordan Bannister, Matthew Brown, Brett Ritchie, Corey Bowen, Mark Fraser, Troy Burton, Keith Callaghan
34	0	34	125	Matt Adams, Rowan Hundertmark, Brent Wallace, Andrew Talbot, David Harris, Gary Fila, Ben Ryan, Michael Jennings, Gavin Statham, Jason Armstrong, Damien Sully, Craig Hendrie, Mark Fussell, Richard Williams,
35	0	36	27	Nathan Williamson, Leigh Haussen, Michael Curtis, Ben Lehner, Tristsan Burgess, Shaun Gleeson, Corey Bowen, Gavin Statham, Rob Findlay, Matt Lee-Archer, Luke Farmer, Troy Burton, James Van Beek
36	0	37	26	Rowan Hundertmark, Aaron Langdon, Joel Harris, Shaun Gleeson, Brett Kronk, Damien Anderson, Gary Fila, Tony Dey, Ray Chamberlain, Sam Kronja, Steven Hanley, Stuart Wenn
37	0	35	23	Toby Medlin, Curtis Deboy, Matthew Brown, Nick Foot, Matthew McKenzie, Ben Ryan, Greg Bandy, Luke Farmer, Mark Fraser, Derek Hunphery-Smith, Martin Ellis
38	1	39	15	Alex Whetton, Matthew Clarke, Ben Lehner, Andrew Stephens, Todd Keating, Vince Sercia, Sam Kronja, Kieron Nicholls
38	0	41	15	Liam Rowe, Nathan Williamson, Brent Pawley, Matthew McKenzie, Gavin Deller
40	0	43	13	Andre Gianfagna, James Waldorff, Brent Pawley, Scott McPhee, Andrew Malcolm
41	0	46	12	Liam Rowe, Tim Shearer
42	-1	40	11	Cameron Barr, Matt Adams, Scott McPhee, Mat Adams, Stuart Parry, Aaron Hall, Brett Kronk, Tony Dey, Michael Avon, Anton Lewis
43	0	38	9	James Waldorff, Liam Rowe, Leigh Haussen, Nathan Elsworthy, Matthew McKenzie, Heath Ryan, Luke Farmer, Anton Lewis, Derek Humphery-Smith, David Ackland
44	0	42	6	Daniel Butcher, Brett Kronk, Justin Orr, Leigh Haussen, Michael Forbes, Vince Sercia
44	0	45	6	Michael Sexton
46	0	44	5	Shane Stewart, Andrew Talbot, Justin Orr, Justin Schmitt
47	0	47	1	Andrew Talbot
47	1	48	1	Nick Jankovskis
49	-1	49	1	Michael Pell
50	-2	50	0	Courtney Gibson
51	-3	51	0	Gabby Simmonds

Harry Beitzel leaves Glenferrie Oval after suffering a leg injury in 1957.

Replacements

Until relatively recent times a replacement was an unlikely occurrence. From 1897 to 1991 only 27 known replacements were made and 16 of those were an emergency field umpire replacing a boundary. The ‘umpire with blood in your boots culture’ is borne out in such a statistic and to some extent backs up the folklore of struggling on through a game and hoping the recovery would be swift enough for them not to lose their place for the following round.

In the modern era under a possibly more enlightened injury and selection regime and perhaps with an eye on longer-term health and therefore career involvement, has led to umpires coming off when in previous years they might have forged on.

The introduction of the emergency goal umpire in home and away matches in 1993 has also provided for specialist replacements. In the modern era having an emergency field umpire step into the goals could prove an awkward (yet interesting) situation. No better example exists than the second ever goal umpire replacement which came in an ANZAC Day draw. There have been 14 goal umpire replacements, Adam Wojcik’s shoulder dislocation in round 9 2021 the last.

Overall Bryan Sheehan is the most replaced umpire. Between 1994 and 2003 he was replaced six times. There have been a number of multiple beneficiaries: Scott Jeffery leads the way, replacing team mates on four occasions; Corin Rowe, Tristan Burgess, Keiron Nicholls, Mark Nash, Scott McLaren and Matt Stevic have come on three times in the field. Colin Hood remains the only goal umpire to come on twice.

A number of umpires have entered the game as emergency umpires and not umpired another match. In most cases they were country field umpires who often sat as emergencies but never took the next step. Rowan Hundertmark, also a rookie, holds the unique position of coming on as a replacement and then leaving the match due to injury (cramp). He was not replaced.

In looking at the records I have discovered that for many replacements I have not known or recorded the full details. I know who replaced who but often not at what stage of the game or for what reason. You can help!

Were you replaced or a replacement? Can you remember the circumstances?

Below is a table showing what we know.

If you can add to it please contact the AFLUA historian-statistician with details at aflua.historian@gmail.com or SMS or call 0408 509 960.

YEAR	R	DATE	HOMETEAM	AWAYTEAM	VENUE	REPLACEMENT	REPLACED	Notes
1939	GF	30/09/1939	Melbourne	Collingwood	M.C.G.	Bill Blackburn	Alan Coward	During second quarter (elbow)
1942	11	18/07/1942	Hawthorn	Richmond	Glenferrie Oval	Patty Morgan	Len Port	At half-time (leg)
1942	16	22/08/1942	North Melbourne	Essendon	Arden Street	Frank Spokes	Len Port	At half-time (leg)
1952	11	5/07/1952	North Melbourne	South Melbourne	Arden Street	Cliff Dunn	Leo Wright	At half time (collapsed during interval)
1953	1S	5/09/1953	Footscray	Essendon	M.C.G.	Bill Barbour	Frank Mariner (B)	At three-quarter time (ankle)
1957	17	17/08/1957	Hawthorn	Essendon	Glenferrie Oval	Sid Trimble	Harry Beitzel	During the second quarter (leg)
1965	3	1/05/1965	Fitzroy	Melbourne	Brunswick Street	Mark Turner	Ray Calway (B)	At quarter-time (stomach upset)
1968	1S	7/09/1968	Geelong	St.Kilda	M.C.G.	Graham Baker (B)	Arthur Cook (B)	At quarter-time (calf)
1968	N1	12/09/1968	South Melbourne	North Melbourne	Lake Oval	Ian Artso	Ray Frost (B)	During the second quarter (hamstring)
1969	7	17/05/1969	St.Kilda	Essendon	Moorabbin	Bernie Sidler	Arthur Cook (B)	At quarter-time (leg)
1971	1	3/04/1971	Geelong	St.Kilda	Kardinia Park	Harvie Lyons	John Sutcliffe	During the third quarter (leg cramp)
1972	8	20/05/1972	Richmond	Hawthorn	V.F.L. Park	Merv Hindson	Bill Sutton (B)	During the final quarter (testicle)
1974	15	13/07/1974	St.Kilda	Essendon	Moorabbin	William Noonan	Geoff Lee (B)
1974	21	24/08/1974	Footscray	St.Kilda	Western Oval	Neil Kearney	Kevin C. Mitchell (B)	At half time (glandular fever)
1975	3	19/04/1975	Essendon	Melbourne	Windy Hill	Merv Hindson	Barry Carmichael (B)	At three-quarter time (calf)
1975	11	16/06/1975	Essendon	Hawthorn	Windy Hill	Bob Croxford	Kevin Smith	During the second quarter (ankle)
1975	14	5/07/1975	Essendon	Carlton	Windy Hill	Graeme Williams	Bill Sutton (B)	At three-quarter time (calf)
1976	1	3/04/1976	Footscray	Essendon	Western Oval	John L. Williams	Ian Wheeler (B)
1976	8	22/05/1976	Essendon	Geelong	Windy Hill	Max Taylor	Murray Williams (B)	During the second quarter (diarrhoea). Williams returned 7 minutes later.
1977	QF	3/09/1977	Hawthorn	North Melbourne	M.C.G.	Geoff Polites	Ian Robinson	During second quarter (corked thigh)
1978	7	13/05/1978	Richmond	South Melbourne	M.C.G.	John Caulfield	Ian Robinson	At quarter-time (strained calf)
1979	13	30/06/1979	Melbourne	Geelong	V.F.L. Park	Peter Howe	Ray Prosser	During third quarter (leg)
1982	4	18/04/1982	Sydney	Fitzroy	S.C.G.	Shane Fisher	Mike Dye	During second quarter (unknown)
1982	14	26/06/1982	Carlton	Hawthorn	Princes Park	Robert Gutterson	Stephen Donohue (B)	During the first quarter (broken leg)
1982	19	7/08/1982	Hawthorn	Collingwood	Princes Park	Ian Bennett	Paul Nicholls (B)	During the third quarter (Unconscious from collision)
1984	16	21/07/1984	North Melbourne	Collingwood	M.C.G.	Brian Woodhead	Stephen Donohue (B)	At quarter-time (calf)
1984	22	1/09/1984	Essendon	North Melbourne	Windy Hill	Brett Upfield	Murray Williams (B)	At half time (knee)
1991	8	11/05/1991	Essendon	West Coast	Windy Hill	David Howlett	Chris Mitchell	At quarter-time (corked calf)
1992	14	21/06/1992	Sydney	Geelong	S.C.G.	Roger Crowhurst	John Harvey	At half-time (calf)
1993	1	27/03/1993	Carlton	Fitzroy	Princes Park	Mark Nash	Alan Hammond (B)	At quarter time (hamstring)
1993	17	23/07/1993	North Melbourne	St.Kilda	M.C.G.	Michael Viney	Justin Delaney (B)
1993	17	25/07/1993	West Coast	Adelaide	Subiaco Oval	Grant Vernon	Peter Cameron	During the final quarter (hamstring)
1993	18	31/07/1993	Hawthorn	Carlton	V.F.L. Park	John Russo	Hayden Kennedy
1993	20	14/08/1993	Essendon	Footscray	M.C.G.	Darren McCauley	Malcolm Owen
1994	12	11/06/1994	Melbourne	Carlton	M.C.G.	Geoff Caulfield	Bryan Sheehan	During final quarter (leg - result of collision)
1994	24	4/09/1994	Sydney	Melbourne	S.C.G.	Micahel Heinrichs (G)	Steve Shepherd (G)	At half time (groin - struck by ball)
1995	4	25/04/1995	Collingwood	Essendon	M.C.G.	Colin Hood (G)	Laurie Page (G)	During the third quarter (ankle)
1996	3	13/04/1996	Footscray	Fitzroy	Western Oval	Kieron Nicholls	Rowan Sawers	During the second quarter (groin)
1996	16	19/07/1996	North Melbourne	St.Kilda	M.C.G.	Jamie Love	Bryan Sheehan	During the third quarter (hamstring)
1997	2	6/04/1997	Port Adelaide	Essendon	Football Park	Steve Murphy (G)	Anthony Squeo (G)	At half time
1997	9	25/05/1997	Footscray	North Melbourne	M.C.G.	Andrew Malcolm	Darren Goldspink	At half time (leg)
1997	18	3/08/1997	Adelaide	Carlton	Football Park	Tim Pfieffer	Denis Rich
1997	20	17/08/1997	Richmond	North Melbourne	M.C.G.	Tim Shearer	Andrew Coates	During the second quarter (concussion - result of collision)
1998	8	17/05/1998	Adelaide	Richmond	Football Park	Troy Burton	Bryan Sheehan	During the final quarter (blood nose)
1998	9	24/05/1998	Sydney	Hawthorn	S.C.G.	Martin Ellis	Peter Carey	At half time (calf)
1998	10	31/05/1998	North Melbourne	Geelong	M.C.G.	Craig Durham	Grant Vernon	During the second quarter (ankle)
1998	13	20/06/1998	Hawthorn	North Melbourne	V.F.L. Park	Matt Norden	Steve Hanley	During the second quarter
1998	21	22/08/1998	St.Kilda	West Coast	V.F.L. Park	Gavin Deller	Darren Goldspink	At half-time (leg)
1998	22	30/08/1998	Brisbane	St.Kilda	Gabba	Neil O'Brien (G)	Glen Dryburgh (G)	At half-time (calf)
1999	13	26/06/1999	St.Kilda	Collingwood	V.F.L. Park	Corin Rowe	Vince Sercia	At half-time (hamstring)
1999	17	24/07/1999	Geelong	Footscray	Kardinia Park	Mark Nash	Shane McInerney	During the third quarter (ankle)
2000	3	26/03/2000	Sydney	Melbourne	S.C.G.	Troy Burton	Mark McKenzie	During the first quarter
2000	6	15/04/2000	Carlton	Port Adelaide	Princes Park	Scott McLaren	Andrew Coates	During the final quarter (corked thigh - result of collision)
2000	22	5/08/2000	Geelong	Sydney	Kardinia Park	Darren McCauley	Gavin Dore	During the first quarter (concussion - the result of a collision)
2000	22	6/08/2000	West Coast	Melbourne	Subiaco Oval	Mark Nash	Michael Vozzo	At half-time (ankle)
2001	3	16/04/2001	Melbourne	Geelong	M.C.G.	Corin Rowe	Steve Hanley	During the third quarter.
2001	4	20/04/2001	Sydney	Essendon	S.C.G.	Scott Jeffery	David Howlett	During the final quarter (family injury at match - accompanied wife to hospital)
2001	13	30/06/2001	Kangaroos	Port Adelaide	Manuka Oval	Kieron Nicholls	Darren Morris	During the first quarter (groin)
2001	21	26/08/2001	Geelong	Brisbane	Kardinia Park	Steve Hanley	Gavin Dore	At half time (hamstring)
2002	8	19/05/2002	Essendon	St.Kilda	Docklands	Gavin Dore	Ray Kelsey	At three-quarter time (corked thigh)
2002	11	8/06/2002	Essendon	Port Adelaide	Docklands	Colin Rowston	Matt James	During the first quarter (leg)
2002	11	9/06/2002	Brisbane	St.Kilda	Gabba	Katrina Pressley (G)	David Morris (G)	At three-quarter time (groin)
2002	14	5/07/2002	Carlton	Richmond	M.C.G.	Jason Quigley	Hayden Kennedy	At quarter-time
2002	18	3/08/2002	Geelong	Kangaroos	Kardinia Park	Steve McBurney	Stuart Wenn	During the third quarter (ankle)
2002	21	25/08/2002	Adelaide	Richmond	Football Park	Colin Rowston	Bryan Sheehan	During the second quarter (hamstring)
2003	1	29/03/2003	Kangaroos	St.Kilda	M.C.G.	Shaun Ryan	Bryan Sheehan	At half-time (hamstring)
2003	3	12/04/2003	West Coast	St.Kilda	Subiaco Oval	David Shawcross (G)	Wayne Hendrie (G)	At half-time (knee)
2003	17	26/07/2003	Brisbane	Port Adelaide	Gabba	Matt Lee-Archer	Gavin Dore	During the third quarter (calf)
2003	18	2/08/2003	Geelong	Collingwood	Docklands	Corin Rowe	Bryan Sheehan	At half-time (hamstring)
2004	6	1/05/2004	Kangaroos	Western Bulldogs	Manuka Oval	Shaun Ryan	Gavin Dore	During the second quarter (broken leg)
2004	6	2/05/2004	Geelong	Adelaide	Kardinia Park	Brett Rosebury	Stefan Grun	At three-quarter-time (shoulder - the result of a collision)
2004	9	23/05/2004	St.Kilda	West Coast	Docklands	Scott McLaren	Michael Avon	During the first quarter (dislocated elbow)
2004	14	4/07/2004	Western Bulldogs	Fremantle	Docklands	Hayden Kennedy	Stefan Grun	At half-time (hamstring)
2004	16	17/07/2004	Richmond	St.Kilda	Docklands	Darren Morris	Darren Goldspink	For 1 minute in the third quarter (blood rule)
2004	21	20/08/2004	Collingwood	Port Adelaide	M.C.G.	Anthony Black (G)	Steven Stirling (G)	At half-time ( groin)
2005	2	2/04/2005	West Coast	Geelong	Subiaco Oval	Craig Hendrie	Dean Margetts	During the third quarter (hamstring)
2005	4	17/04/2005	St. Kilda	Melbourne	Docklands	Darren Morris	Keiron Nicholls	During the third quarter (knee)
2005	5	25/04/2005	Essendon+F118i141d79:F1d79:F131	Collingwood	M.C.G.	David Flegg (G)	Alf Galea (G)	At half time (groin)
2005	17	23/07/2005	Brisbane Lions	Essendon	Gabba	Matt Lee-Archer	Darren Morris	At three-quarter time (groin)
2006	14	8/07/2006	Carlton	Geelong	Docklands	Chris Donlon	Martin Ellis	During the third quarter (calf)
2006	15	15/07/2006	Essendon	St.Kilda	M.C.G.	Mathew Head	Craig Hendrie	At half time (hamstring)
2006	18	5/08/2006	Sydney	Essendon	S.C.G.	James Savage (G)	Sergio Villagra (G)	At three quarter-time (hamstring)
2006	19	13/08/2006	Hawthorn	Carlton	M.C.G.	Colin Hood (G)	David Dixon (G)	At quarter-time (ribs)
2006	22	3/09/2006	Collingwood	Kangaroos	M.C.G.	Kieron Nicholls	Matt James	At three-quarter time (groin)
2007	10	2/06/2007	West Coast	Kangaroos	Subiaco Oval	Luke Farmer	Matt Nicholls	At three-quarter time (hip)
2007	13	1/07/2007	Adelaide	West Coast	Football Park	Matt Stevic	Matt James	At half time (calf)
2008	1	22/03/2008	West Coast	Brisbane	Subiaco Oval	Todd Keating	Craig Hendrie	At three-quarter time (hamstring)
2008	13	22/06/2008	Melbourne	Sydney	Manuka Oval	Michael Avon	Stefan Grun	At half time (hip)
2008	15	13/07/2008	Hawthorn	Sydney	M.C.G.	Martin Ellis	Damien Sully	During the final quarter (ankle)
2008	18	3/08/2008	Western Bulldogs	Sydney	Manuka Oval	Michael Avon	Matt Nicholls	For half of the second quarter (collision). Nicholls resumed after half time.
2008	21	22/08/2008	Western Bulldogs	Essendon	Docklands	Chris Kamolins	Craig Hendrie	At quarter-time (calf )
2009	1	29/03/2009	Port Adelaide	Essendon	Football Park	Sam Hay	Scott Jeffery	During the final quarter (calf)
2009	4	19/04/2009	Richmond	Melbourne	M.C.G.	Scott McLaren	Stuart Wenn	During the second quarter
2009	8	17/05/2009	Collingwood	Carlton	M.C.G.	Jeff Dalgleish	Stefan Grun	During the first quarter (ankle)
2009	11	6/06/2009	Brisbane	Carlton	Gabba	Shane Stewart	Jason Armstrong	During third quarter (foot - stress fracture)
2010	13	19/06/2010	Carlton	Fremantle	Docklands	Shane Stewart	Chris Donlon	During the third quarter (collision)
2010	14	4/07/2010	Geelong	North Melbourne	Kardinia Park	Heath Ryan	Damien Sully	During the final quarter (leg)
2011	1	27/03/2011	Essendon	Western Bulldogs	Docklands	Matt Leppard	Luke Farmer	At three-quarter time (hamstring)
2011	3	9/04/2011	West Coast	Sydney	Subiaco Oval	Dale Edwick (G)	Adam Peacock (G)	At half- time (groin)
2011	17	17/07/2011	Brisbane	Geelong	Gabba	Ben Ryan	Hayden Kennedy	During the first quarter (hamstring)
2012	3	14/04/2012	Richmond	Melbourne	M.C.G.	Heath Ryan	Jason Armstrong	During the third quarter (ankle)
2012	5	29/04/2012	Richmond	West Coast	Docklands	Tristan Burgess	Jason Armstrong	At half-time (illness)
2012	6	5/05/2012	Essendon	Brisbane	Docklands	Scott Jeffery	Stefan Grun	At half-time (concussion- effects of player collision)
2012	10	2/06/2012	Fremantle	Adelaide	Subiaco Oval	Jeff Dalgleish	Troy Pannell	At quarter-time (illness-fever)
2013	2	6/04/2013	Western Bulldogs	Fremantle	Docklands	Chris Appleton (G)	Courtney Lai (G)	During the third quarter (knee)
2013	2	7/04/2013	Collingwood	Carlton	M.C.G.	Tristan Burgess	Scott Jeffery	At half-time (calf)
2013	23	31/08/2013	Geelong	Brisbane	Kardinia Park	David Harris	Chris Kamolins	At halftime (concussion)
2014	3	6/04/2014	North Melbourne	Port Adelaide	Docklands	Andrew Talbot	Jason Armstrong	During second quarter (hamstring - result of collision)
2014	3	6/04/2014	Essendon	Carlton	M.C.G.	Nick Foot	Justin Schmitt	During the first quarter (calf)
2014	3	6/04/2014	Greater Western Sydn	Melbourne	Sydney Showgrounds	Rob O'Gorman	Ben Ryan	During the final quarter (ankle - player stood on foot)
2014	8	12/05/2014	St.Kilda	Carlton	Docklands	Scott Jeffery	Jordan Bannister	During first quarter (calf)
2014	9	16/05/2014	Essendon	Sydney	Docklands	Tristan Burgess	Troy Pannell	During the third quarter (concussion - collision)
2014	12	7/06/2014	Port Adelaide	St.Kilda	Adelaide Oval	Curtis Deboy	Chris Donlon	During the first quarter (collision). Donlon resumed after five minutes.
2014	13	14/06/2014	Sydney	Port Adelaide	S.C.G.	Brent Pawley	Simon Meredith	During the final quarter (brain haemorrhage )
2014	13	14/06/2014	West Coast	Gold Coast	Subiaco	Matt Adams	Matt Leppard	During the third quarter (hamstring). Leppard resumed shortly after.
2014	16	4/07/2014	North Melbourne	Hawthorn	Docklands	Matt Leppard	Chris Kamolins	Three-quarter time (calf)
2014	19	3/08/2014	Collingwood	Port Adelaide	M.C.G.	Leigh Haussen	Scott Jeffery	During the final quarter (calf)
2015	19	9/08/2015	St.Kilda	Fremantle	Docklands	Matt Stevic	Shane McInerney	At half-time (groin)
2015	21	22/08/2015	Collingwood	Richmond	M.C.G.	Matt Stevic	Chris Donlon	At three-quarter time (groin)
2016	4	16/04/2016	Brisbane	Gold Coast	Gabba	James Waldorff	Ray Chamberlain	At half-time (heel)
2016	22	20/08/2016	Greater Western Sydney	Fremantle	Sydney Showgrounds	Liam Rowe	Scott Jeffery	At half-time (hamstring)
2017	8	13/05/2017	Adelaide	Melbourne	Adelaide Oval	Rowan Hundertmark	Craig Fleer	During the second quarter (concussion)
2017	8	14/05/2017	North Melbourne	Sydney	Docklands	Leigh Haussen	Troy Pannell	During the second quarter (hamstring)
2017	10	27/05/2017	Melbourne	Gold Coast	Alice Springs	Dylan Benwell (G)	Luke Walker (G)	During the first quarter (blood-struck by ball)
2017	22	19/08/2017	Carlton	Hawthorn	Docklands	Curtis Deboy	Andrew Stephens	At three-quarter time (calf)
2018	3	7/08/2018	Sydney	Gws	S.C.G.	Cameron Barr	Troy Pannell	During the final quarter (hamstring)
2018	4	15/04/2018	Geelong	St.Kilda	Kardinia Park	David Harris	Andrew Stephens	During the final quarter (calf)
2018	9	19/05/2018	Essendon	Geelong	M.C.G.	Nathan Williamson	Justin Schmitt	During the second quarter (hamstring)
2018	16	8/07/2018	Essendon	Collingwood	M.C.G.	Scott Jeffery	Nick Foot	At half-time (calf)
2018	18	22/07/2018	Port Adelaide	Gws Giants	Adelaide Oval	Lewis Giles	Andre Gianfagna	During the third quarter (calf)
2019	19	27/07/2019	Port Adelaide	Gws Giants	Adelaide Oval	Jamie Broadbent	Leigh Fisher	During the second quarter (calf)
2019	22	17/08/2019	Fremantle	Essendon	Perth Stadium	Dan Johanson	Alex Whetton	During the second quarter (concussion)
2020	3	21/06/2020	Fremantle	Port Adelaide	Cararra	Dean Margetts	David Harris	During the final quarter (hamstring)
2021	3	2/04/2021	North Melbourne	Western Bulldogs	Dockland	Cameron Dore	Andre Gianfagna	During the final quarter (hamstring)
2021	7	30/04/2021	Richmond	Western Bulldogs	M.C.G.	Eleni Glouftsis	David Harris	During the first quarter (calf)
2021	9	15/05/2021	Richmond	Gws Giants	Docklands	Luke Edwards (G)	Adam Wojcik	During the final quarter (shoulder - result of a collision)
2021	10	22/05/2021	Geelong	Gold Coast	Kardinia Park	Nick Jankovskis	Nick Foot	At half-time (calf)
2021	21	7/08/2021	Richmond	North Melbourne	M.C.G.	Michael Pell	Hayden Gavine	During the third quarter (concussion test- collision). Gavine resumed after 13 minutes.
2022	10	21/05/2022	Adelaide	St.Kilda	Adelaide Oval	Lewis Giles	David Harris	During the warm up
2024	19	21/07/2024	Fremantle	Richmond	Perth Stadium	Brett Rogers (G)	Sally Boud	At half-time (illness)
2024	24	25/08/2024	Carlton	St.Kilda	Docklands	Chelsea Roffey (G)	Steven Piperno	During second quarter (struck on head by water bottle)

Streaks

On Sunday 22 June 1998 Fremantle defeated Carlton 10.16.76 to 10.8.68. Stephen O’Reilly, Chris Bond and Glenn Manton played well, Docker captain, Peter Mann who kicked a team lifting goal from a tight angle but, at the time, it was an unremarkable match. 103 home and away rounds later, it took on a special significance for one of the participants. For field umpire Scott McLaren (left) it was the first game in a record breaking 177 consecutive game streak. McLaren, Brett Allen, Brett Rosebury, Ray Chamberlain, Stephen McBurney and Jack Elder are the only umpires to ever officiate in more than 100 consecutive home and away matches and only 11 other umpires have compiled more than 60 matches in a row at the highest level.

Football has changed much since Elder’s time. Field umpires no longer have to run the ball back to the middle after goals and now there are three of them to administer a game which is rarely mired in mud. Football today moves at a tempo undreamed of prior to the Great War.

Since the beginning of the VFL, form, injuries and selection policy have contributed to umpires’ inability to stretch sequences to substantial lengths. Field umpires have had the greatest opportunities for long runs without a break. At some stage, usually at the height of their careers, the league’s best have managed to show form so good that did not warrant a visit to the country for a long time. In most cases they were also very successful during the finals series of the same period.

Elder’s consecutive run is more remarkable than most. The first match was Geelong v. St.Kilda at Corio Oval on 5 June 1909. Elder was appointed for the next 102 home and away rounds which was remarkable enough but there was more. During this sequence Elder also umpired every final played (19), two matches in the split rounds 9 and 15 1909 and two matches in split round 15 1910. A total of 124 matches in 121 consecutive weeks of league football! He is also the only umpire to have continued a long sequence by umpiring in a different category. The third game of the record sequence (R8 1909) was umpired on the boundary. As a result, the record for a single category was 99 matches as a field umpire until surpassed by McLaren.

Quite different in terms of finals success was Bob Nunn’s string of matches from round 16 1957 to round 8 1962. Nunn officiated in his only finals appointment, the 1962 Second Semi-final, well afterwards. He had been unable to break into the finals panel ahead of such luminaries as Allan Nash, Bill Barbour, Frank Schwab and Jack Irving.

Until very recent seasons, VFL/AFL boundary and goal umpires have never had the opportunity to compile more than five or six games in a row.

Selection policy between 1897 and 2000 shared matches between the members of the respective lists. During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s the roster was formalised to such an extent that umpires knew that they would be umpiring three weeks in four, with the last week having no football commitments.

In season 2001 the AFL issued a directive that boundary and goal umpires be appointed on the basis their assessment rankings only. Effectively, it meant that the highest ranked umpires had the chance to umpire every week for the first time in VFL/AFL history. This was particularly the case in Victoria where, with the larger list and more matches the directive was more closely followed.
Prior to this directive though, boundary umpire Chris Macdonald did manage a 31 match run from 1995 to 1997 that included five separate rounds in which he umpired two matches – an unprecedented achievement.

Boundary umpire streaks from 2008-2011 have coincided with the introduction of the four-boundary umpire system and led to the three longest streaks being accumulated by John Morris (65), Gerard Large (64) and Mark Foster (62). Another remarkable achievement was Chris Gordon’s run of 59 which were the first 59 matches of his career.

Goal umpire Craig Clark added yet another laurel to his career. No other goal umpire has managed to umpire more than 50 consecutive AFL matches. Clark’s run ended after 54. David Dixon just missed reaching fifty when he was named to the bench after 49 consecutive AFL matches.

The final words about Scott McLaren’s achievement can be left to AFL Director of Umpiring, Jeff Geischen as he congratulated him on behalf of the AFL, “This achievement by Scott is an excellent reward for the commitment he has to umpiring. Scott’s preparation is second to none and it is this professional approach which has enabled him to umpire to a consistently high level over a long period of time.”

Umpire	Matches	Start	Finish
Scott McLaren	177	R13 1998	R13 2006
Brett Allen	116	R4 2000	R9 2005
Brett Rosebury	115	R14 2006	R18 2011
Simon Meredith	113	R12 2015	R9 2020
Stephen McBurney	105	R19 2006	R13 2011
Ray Chamberlain	104	R16 2006	R9 2011
Jack Elder	102	R6 1909	R17 1914
Chris Donlon	96	R17 2019	RO 2024
Simon Meredith	86	R22 2007	R19 2011
Bob Nunn	83	R16 1957	R8 1962
Matt Stevic	83	R18 2007	R12 2011
Matt Nicholls	79	R14 2015	R23 2018
Gavin Dore	74	R3 1998	R10 2001
Allan Nash	71	R16 1955	R14 1959
Shane McInerney	70	R 11 2003	R14 2006
Jacob Mollison	67	R16 2016	R13 2019
Hayden Kennedy	66	R8 1996	R7 1999
John Morris (B)	65	R20 2008	R18 2011
Matt Stevic	65	R14 2011	R8 2014
Gerard Large (B)	64	R21 2008	R18 2011
Gordon Batt	63	R7 1936	R15 1940
Mark Foster (B)	62	R21 2008	R16 2011
Jack McMurray Jr	60	R11 1947	R13 1950
Matthew Vitiritti (B)	60	R21 2000	R14 2003
Sam Leslie (B)	60	R21 2000	R14 2003
Chris Gordon (B)	59	R1 2009	R15 2011
Adam McDonald (B)	59	R20 2000	R12 2003
Simon Meredith	58	R21 2011	R8 2014
Jack Elder	56	R5 1919	R6 1922
Darren Goldspink	56	R4 2003	R15 2005
Rob Findlay	56	R12 2015	R21 2017
Frank Spokes	55	R5 1943	R5 1946
Shaun Ryan	54	R18 2006	R5 2009
Hayden Kennedy	54	R21 2002	R8 2005
Craig Clark (G)	54	R17 2000	R4 2003
Mark Nash	54	R2 1995	R7 1998
Peter Cameron	54	R17 1983	R4 1986
Shane McInerney	53	R17 2006	R3 2009
Adam Coote (B)	53	R18 2008	R4 2011
Darren Goldspink	52	R11 1997	R18 1999
Neville Nash	51	R20 1981	R4 1984
Rowan Sawers	51	R10 1984	R16 1986
Rob Findlay	51	R14 2022	R16 2024
Stephen McBurney	50	R12 2004	R17 2006
Andrew Coates	50	R1 1997	R6 1999
David Dixon (G)	49	R21 2000	R3 2003
Ray Sleeth	49	R17 1966	R9 1969
Scott Hutton (B)	49	R12 2001	R16 2003
Shaun Ryan	49	R7 2009	R11 2011
Mathew Nicholls	49	R5 2012	R7 2014
Dean Margetts	49	R10 2017	R12 2019
Jamie Broadbent	49	R14 2022	R14 2024
Jack McMurray Sr	48	R9 1925	R3 1928
Dean Margetts	48	R7 2011	R6 2013
Brendan Hosking	48	R14 2022	R13 2024
Chris Mitchell	47	R9 1999	R11 2001
Ian Robinson	47	R1 1975	R13 1977
John Harvey	46	R4 1997	R5 2001
Brett Rosebury	46	R17 2022	R15 2024
Rob O'Gorman	44	R13 2022	R8 2024
Jeff Crouch	43	R8 1963	R14 1965
Martin Ellis	43	R8 2001	R6 2003
Chris Donlon	43	R16 2016	R12 2018
Hayden Gavine	43	R17 2022	R11 2024
Nick Foot	43	R19 2022	R13 2024
Mark Thomson	41	R16 2008	R12 2010
Michael Vozzo	41	R1 2005	R19 2006
Bill Deller	41	R16 1977	R12 1979
Ian Robinson	41	R12 1982	R9 1984
Rob Haala (B)	41	R17 2009	R13 2011
Leigh Fisher	41	R22 2016	R9 2018
Jeff Dalgleish	41	R18 2016	R12 2018
Jack Hawkins	40	R13 1938	R4 1941
Bob Scott	39	R16 1933	R18 1935
Hayden Kennedy	39	R8 2000	R2 2002
Brett Rosebury	39	R2 2012	R17 2013
Stephen McBurney	39	R16 2002	R10 2004
David Howlett	38	R4 1997	R19 1998
Frank Schwab	38	R12 1958	R13 1960
Kevin Smith	38	R18 1975	R11 1977
Shane McInerney	38	R16 2016	R7 2018
Kevin Smith	37	R11 1983	R3 1985
Peter Carey	37	R13 1988	R5 1990
Scott McLaren	36	R15 2008	R6 2010
Frank Schwab	36	R15 1960	R14 1962
Harvey Jamieson	36	R2 1950	R1 1952
Jack Hawkins	36	R6 1941	R7 1943
Jamie Giles	36	R22 2001	R13 2003
John Sutcliffe	36	R20 1977	R11 1979
Kevin Smith	36	R13 1977	R4 1979
Peter Carey	36	R15 1986	R6 1988
Chris Donlon	36	R9 2010	R22 2011
Arthur Norden	35	R12 1917	R17 1919
Bryan Sheehan	35	R20 1988	R10 1990
Geoff Morrow	35	R5 1984	R17 1985
Mark McKenzie	35	R16 2000	R6 2002
Darren Goldspink	34	R20 1995	R9 1997
Peter Carey	34	R11 1988	R22 1999
Jordan Andrews (B)	34	R19 2019	RF11 2021
Gordon Muir (B)	33	R15 2001	R3 2003
Michael Dye	33	R22 1975	R10 1977
Reg Sawyer	33	R13 1944	R7 1946
Rowan Sawers	33	R20 1981	R8 1983
Stan Fisher	33	R10 1964	R6 1966
Michael Vozzo	33	R21 2006	R9 2008
Stuart Wenn	33	R9 2009	R19 2010
Ian Burrows (B)	33	R15 2019	R6 2021
Brent Wallace	33	R15 2022	R24 2023
Andrew Stephens	32	R16 2020	R6 2022
Corin Rowe	32	R13 2003	R22 2004
Bill Barbour	32	R11 1950	R6 1952
Chris Macdonald (B)	32	R19 2000	R6 2002
Gavin Dore	32	R19 1995	R6 1997
Michael Vozzo	32	R12 2003	R21 2004
Chris Donlon	32	R11 2008	R20 2009
Andre Gianfagna	32	R5 2023	R11 2024
Scott McLaren	31	R5 2007	R13 2008
Derek Woodcock	31	R21 2003	R7 2005
Mathew James	31	R14 2003	R22 2004
Allan Cook (B)	31	R19 2000	R5 2002
Bill Barbour	31	R14 1957	R8 1959
Chris Macdonald (B)	31	R19 1995	R5 1997
Doug Gourlay (G)	31	R19 2000	R5 2002
J.D. Murphy	31	R13 1936	R7 1938
Neville Nash	31	R1 1976	R9 1977
Arthur Norden	30	R3 1912	R4 1913
Frank Spokes	30	R9 1947	R19 1948
Glenn Sinclair (B)	30	R22 2001	R7 2003
Gordon Batt	30	R11 1931	R4 1933
Ivo Crapp	30	R13 1903	R14 1905
Mitch Lefevre (B)	30	R5 2011	R10 2012
Curtis Deboy	30	R19 2019	R4 2021
Curtis Deboy	30	R1 2023	R5 2024