UMPIRE BIO

Charles Powell

AFLW Heritage Number: 95
AFLW Matches at the end of 2025: 51
1st AFLW Match: 2022, Rd 2, Fremantle v GWS (Whitten Oval)
50th AFLW Match: 2025, 2nd Qualifying Final, Melbourne v Brisbane (Ikon Park)
Commenced umpiring career with: Gold Coast Umpires (2010) 

Honours in Umpiring:

TIS Cup Grand Final – 2013
QAFL Grand Final – 2015, 2016
AFL Sydney Grand Final – 2020
QAFL Grand Final – 2015

Bio

Boundary umpire Charles Powell began his career on the Gold Coast in 2009, before moving to Brisbane in 2013 and subsequently Sydney in 2018. Charles made his State League debut in 2011, officiating 133 VFL/NEAFL matches on-and-off across Queensland and New South Wales. He made his AFLW debut in 2022, becoming a standalone AFLW umpire in 2025. He has served as the AFLW NSW State Representative since 2023.

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