Congratulations to the following umpires who have been elevated to the Senior List for the upcoming 2023 AFL season.
For more information, please refer to the profiles below:
Peter Bailes (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring with the South Metro Junior Football League and the VAFA
- AFLW career matches: 34
- Appointed to AFL Rookies List in 2019
- VFL career matches: 62
- VFLW career matches: 8
Harrison Birch (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring with the Essendon District Football League in 2011
- AFLW career matches: 6
- AFLW debut: 2022
- VFL career matches: 31
- VFLW career matches: 7
- Honours in umpiring: EDFL Golden Whistle (2017); VFLW Grand Final (2019)
Tom Bryce (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring career with the Glenelg/West Adelaide SASFA Panel (2011)
- AFLW career matches: 32
- AFL career matches: 1
- SANFL career matches: 94
- Honours in umpiring: AFLW Grand Final (2017); SANFL’s Most Improved Field Umpire (2019); SANFLUA’s Most Dedicated Field Umpire (2019 and 2021); SANFL Grand Finals (2019, 2021 and 2022); SANFL Golden Whistle (2022).
Martin Rodger (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring career with the Northern Football Netball League in 2012
- AFLW career matches: 31
- VFL career matches: 82
- VFLW career matches: 5
- Honours in umpiring: AFLW Grand Final (2017); VFL Grand Final (2019 and 2022); VFL Field Umpire of the Year (2019 and 2021).
Matthew Young (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring career with the AFL Brisbane Juniors Football League
- AFLW career matches: 18
- AFLW debut: 2018
- VFL career matches: 163 (2015-2022) [includes 45 NEAFL matches, 2011-2019]
- VFLW career matches: 1
- Appointed to AFL Field Umpires’ Rookie List in 2022
- Honours in umpiring: AFL U18 All-Australian European Tour Umpire (2014)
Andrew Adair (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring career with AFL Brisbane Juniors
- AFLW career matches: 29
- Appointed to AFL Field Umpires’ Rookie List in 2018
- Honours in umpiring: AFLW Grand Final (2018, 2022 – S6); VFL Field Umpire of the Year (2022); VFL Grand Final (2022); QAFL Grand Final (2020); NEAFL Grand Final (2018, 2019); NEAFL Umpire of the Year (2017, 2018 and 2019)
James Strybos (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring career with AFL Brisbane Juniors (2005)
- AFLW career matches: 44
- AFLW debut: 2017
- Appointed to AFL Field Umpires’ Rookie List in 2018
- Honours in umpiring: NEAFL Grand Final (2016); National U16 (2015); National U18 (2016)
Jordan Fry (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring with East Fremantle Junior Football Competition (2010)
- AFL career matches: 1
- AFL debut: 2021
- AFLW career matches: 14
- AFLW debut: 2020
- WAFL career matches: 119
- Honours in umpiring: WAFL League Grand Final (2020); Montgomery Medal for WAFL (2020); WAFL Rising Star Award (2015)
Nicholas McGinness (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring career with Canberra AFL Juniors (2009)
- AFLW career matches: 42
- AFLW debut: 2017
- AFL career matches: 7
- AFL debut: 2022
- Honours in umpiring: AFLW Grand Final (2019, 2021, 2022 – S6); NEAFL Grand Final (2017, 2018, 2019); NEAFL Field Umpire of the Year (2015, 2018 2019); AFL Canberra Golden Whistle (2012; 2020); AIS National Officiating Scholarship (2016); State League Representative Match (TSL v NEAFL, 2017)
Cameron Jones (Field) –
- Commenced umpiring career in the East Fremantle Junior District, and in the WAFL in 2016
- AFLW career matches: 13
- AFLW debut: 2017
- WAFL career matches: 65
- Honours in umpiring: WAFL Rising Star (2018); WAFL Field Umpire of the Year (Montgomery Medallist) (2022); WAFL Grand Final (2022)
Ty Duncan (Boundary) –
- Commenced boundary umpiring with the Maroochydore QFA Reserves grade in 2015
- AFLW career matches: 36
- AFLW debut: 2018
- AFL career matches: 1
- AFL debut: 2022
- Honours in umpiring: AFLW Grand Final (2022 – S6); VFL Grand Final (2022)
Taylor Mattioli (Goal) –
- Commenced umpiring career with AFL Sydney (2010)
- AFLW career matches: 31
- AFLW debut: 2017
- Honours in umpiring: AFLW Grand Final (2018); NEAFL Grand Final (2016, 2018); NEAFL Goal Umpire of the Year (2016, 2018); Premier Division Grand Final (2012, 2020); U18s Championship (2019)