Recent passings
Cliff Heard c.1942 http://oa.anu.edu.au/
Running our infrequent check of the Ryerson index of death notices last month we noted some recent (and not so recent) passings.
Each was a member of the VFLUA an...
Jack was the secretary
It took quite some time to identify many of the early association office-bearers. Actual records only went as far back as 1938 and the period from 1909 had to be researched from letters and newspaper articles a...
George is second VFL/AFL umpire reach 100 years
Grand final boundary umpire George Smith turned 100 years of age on 30 December. He becomes the second VFL/AFL umpire to reach the century mark.
George umpired 145 VFL matches from 1938-1949 including the 1...
Life member John McNiff passes away
John McNiff was an active member of the X men and the AFLUA until his untimely passing after a brief illness on Sunday December 29.
John began umpiring in 1951 with the VFL Second Eighteens. He umpired two ...
Boundary umpires successful in Burnie
AFL boundary Adam Coote beat a quality field and the elements to win the prestigious Burnie Gift and Michael Marantelli took out the mile event at in a rain-affected carnival at West Park yesterday
Please cl...
Graeme Casey passes away
Many current and former members of the AFLUA, particularly those with ties to the old VFA, will be familiar with the smiling countenance of former VFA umpire Graeme Casey. Graeme umpired the 1987 VFA Grand Fina...
1916 Grand Final – Boyle out
Bob Boyle
The chance discovery of a snippet in a football gossip column has resulted in correction to the members on the 1916 VFL Grand Final umpiring team.
Judging by the contents of the VFLUA annual re...