Courtney Gibson – On Umpiring and 50 AFLW Games

Nov 21, 2024 | News

When Fremantle took on Essendon in the first elimination final of the 2024 AFLW season, 4,934 fans – a record crowd – packed in to Fremantle oval. Ultimately, Essendon couldn’t break their club’s 20-year finals draught, and Fremantle emerged triumphant with a 10-point...

Shane McInerney Inducted into Ballarat Sports Hall of Fame

Nov 19, 2024 | News

Ex AFL Field Umpire Shane McInerney (heritage no. 353) has been inducted into the Ballarat Sports Hall of Fame. McInerney, who was raised and schooled in Ballarat, umpired 502 AFL games from 1994-2019. His 26 year career included the 2004 and 2007 Grand Finals, 4...

WFNL Umpire Coaches Wanted

Nov 15, 2024 | News

The Western Football Netball League (WFNL) has three umpire coach vacancies for season 2025.  The WFNL is looking for a Senior Boundary Umpire Coach, Senior Goal Umpire Coach, and Junior Field Umpire Coach. You can find more details on the WFNL website here, and...

Where are they now? – Michael Quinlivan

Nov 12, 2024 | Member News

            My next ‘Where are they Now’ might rub you up the wrong way. Only joking of course as Michael Thomas Quinlivan is qualified with an Advance Diploma of Myotherapy and Diploma of Specialised Bowen...

Mat Nicholls attends USAFL National Championships

Nov 12, 2024 | News

The annual USAFL National Championships were recently held in Austin, Texas, and I was fortunate enough to be able to travel over for this fantastic event. I was greeted temperatures nudging 100 degrees in the local scale, which made my first day exploring Austin a...