Where are they now? – Shane Carbines

Oct 15, 2026 | Where Are They Now?

Where are they Now? Shane ‘Sprinter’ Carbines loved playing and watching football, and is a keen Geelong supporter. Unfortunately, Carbines dislocated his shoulder several times so following a major operation to fix things up Shane decided to take on umpiring by...

Grand Final Debut More Than Just a Personal Achievement for Umpire Dylan Benwell

Sep 24, 2026 | Blog

Mondays before the AFL Grand Final are a singularly nervous experience for umpires. While every decision from the weekend’s game replays through their head, each umpire from the two preliminary finals must wait for a phone call from their coach to learn their fate....

Where are they now? – Peter Cohen

Sep 24, 2026 | Where Are They Now?

Peter John Cohen is a respected former Boundary & Goal Umpire who umpired in the goals at the highest level, but unfortunately for Peter it was during the transitional era of our sport and opportunities were limited. Attend any of the AFLUA X-Umpire functions and...

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

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...