Fiona McBurney Experience Gets News Spotlight

Aug 7, 2025 | News



Where are they now? – Graham Hunt

Jul 22, 2025 | Blog, Member News

Is this a coincidence? The next publication of ‘Where are they Now’ will be the 50th in the series and guess what? My next participant is Graham Hunt who now resides in Hervey Bay Queensland, has been involved in Umpiring for 53 years and at the age of 75...

Where are they now? – Merv ‘Swerv’ Hindson

Jul 16, 2025 | Blog, Member News

Once again, I’m writing about a true umpiring personality—not only in football with the VFLUA but also as a cricket umpire with the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association. This edition of Where Are They Now features Merv ‘Swerv’ Hindson, who has umpired over 350...

Son of a Gun Eyes AFL Debut

Jul 3, 2025 | Blog

VFL boundary umpire Harrison Bell will make his AFL debut this weekend, when Essendon host the Gold Coast Suns at Marvel stadium. In doing so, he’ll be following a trail blazed by his father Michael Bell, who boundary umpired 217 games across an eleven year AFL...

STATEMENT – Umpire Contact Penalties

Jul 1, 2025 | News

The AFL Umpires’ Association welcomes the AFL’s decision to take a tougher stance on Umpire contact. AFLUA CEO Rob Kerr said, “the AFLUA has been advocating for the last two seasons for stronger deterrents to umpire contact, including penalties to Clubs....