AFLUA Statement on Crowd Behaviour – Preliminary Final

AFLUA Statement on Crowd Behaviour – Preliminary Final

Sep 20, 2026 | News

The AFLUA condemns, in the strongest terms, the actions of those supporters who threw bottles and other objects at the umpires as they left the MCG following last night’s Preliminary Final. Umpiring finals football is an enormous responsibility, and the umpires...
WA’s Janhavi Kondhalkar Makes AFLW Debut

WA’s Janhavi Kondhalkar Makes AFLW Debut

Sep 17, 2026 | Blog

Congratulations to WA field umpire Janhavi Kondhalkar on making her AFLW debut during the round four clash between West Coast and Melbourne in Perth. WA Football’s Jordan McArdle has written an article on Janhavi’s debut and career to date, which can be...
Where are they now? – Ken Norris

Where are they now? – Ken Norris

Jul 23, 2026 | Where Are They Now?

Many of the field umpires who were promoted onto the Olympic Park track would recognise my next statement. In the first conversation you would have with coach Alan Nash, he would respond by saying, “Do you want to be a League umpire or a Test cricketer? If the...
Where are they now? – Jim Chapman

Where are they now? – Jim Chapman

Jul 21, 2026 | Where Are They Now?

If anyone could truly sell ice to Eskimos, as the old saying goes, it would have to be the subject of my next ‘where are they now?’, Jim ‘Chappy’ Chapman. Not only did Jim have a successful umpiring career (more on that later), but he spent most of his working life as...