Michael Saunders – 300 Games

Michael Saunders – 300 Games

Veteran boundary umpire Michael Saunders umpired his 300th game last Saturday. The milestone, set to be his last, comes 15 years, 3 months and 16 days after his round 1 debut in 2009. Michael clearly remembers his debut game. “I remember thinking I just needed to get...
Umpiring Misnomers – Let’s Correct the Record

Umpiring Misnomers – Let’s Correct the Record

Over the last week there has been a lot of misinformation published regarding AFL Umpiring. The AFLUA wishes to correct the record. AFLUA CEO Rob Kerr has put forward the following statement. Given some of what has recently been published, it is important that the...