Author David Flegg

Check out this story in the Summer 2015 edition of Police life featuring 2015 AFL Grand Final goal umpire Adam Wojcik. Click here...

The AFLUA is sad to acknowledge the passing of life member and 1968 VFL Grand Final goal umpire Dan Parsons. Dan began umpiring on the boundary in the CYMS competition in 1944. He joined the VFL Second Eight...

A group of Riddell umpires will play an important role in the United States’ AFL national championships in Texas this weekend. - Click here to see article from Star Weekly http://www.starweekly.com.au/sports/um...

George Smith The AFLUA acknowledges the recent passings of a number of life and former members.Click on names for obituaries. Graeme Lindsay - life member 1962-72 Vic Beitzel - (F) - member ...

When RAAF air gunner and wireless operator Denis Kelly's Lancaster bomber took off on its final mission in July 1944 little did he know that he would spend the next four months and his 21st birthday avoiding ca...

The warm, sunny day in Estaires, Northern France in November 2014 was almost 100 years and a world removed from the France of 1916. The peace of the Estaires  Cemetery was not interrupted by nearby artillery fi...

In 2009 research revealed that Bob Boyle, long credited with running the boundary in the 1916 VFL Grand Final, did not actually take up the appointment and was replaced pre-match by Bill Roy. A similar occurren...

Playing a hunch while tracking down mystery umpires from the early VFL years can often pay dividends. For many years J. Gregory, a VFL boundary umpire was not able to be identified. There were not enough clu...