The AFL Umpires Association has taken a significant step towards supporting its members’ mental health and professional development by creating a new Umpire Wellbeing and Support Manager position, with experienced performance psychologist Mark Piccolo set to...
The AFLUA is saddened to learn of the passing of AFLUA Hall of Fame member Gordon Muir. Gordon was a popular and much-loved member of our umpiring community, having been appointed to the AFL panel in 1998 as a boundary umpire. In a career spanning 10 years, he umpired...
Round One was stacked with debuts, with four boundary umpires taking the stage for the first time at AFL level. Boundary Umpire Jaco Jansen Van Rensburg made his AFL debut on Saturday the 15th of March, officiating the Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne at Marvel...
Holmes and Watson, Lennon and McCartney, Kirk and Spock, Lillee and Marsh. Great duos are littered throughout history, and often with profound impact. During Opening Round and Round One, we celebrate umpiring’s great duo of the day, Simon Meredith and Matt Stevic. Can...
Eleni Tee will make history when setting foot on the Adelaide Oval in Round One, becoming the first Mother to field umpire an AFL match. In a fitting return to football in Tee’s hometown of Adelaide, one-year-old son Levi born last February will be in the crowd,...
