Oct 2, 2025 | Blog, News
The AFL has announced that the centre bounce will be removed from the game in the 2026 season. An official AFL media release cited the difficulty to execute, physical strain placed on umpires, reduction of game length, and restriction of umpire pathways as reasons...
Sep 25, 2025 | News
The AFL has released the umpiring panel for the 2025 Grand Final between Geelong Cats and the Brisbane Lions. Field umpires Andrew Stephens, Hayden Meyer, Simon Meredith and Jacob Mollison will take charge in the middle of the ground, with Nick Foot in reserve....
Sep 20, 2025 | News
This weekend Ian Burrows will cement his place among the greatest-ever servants to the game of Australian Rules Football. When he takes the field for the 439th time on Saturday to officiate in the Collingwood vs Brisbane preliminary final, he will break the record for...
Sep 11, 2025 | Blog
Amongst the jostling for ladder positions, player retirement announcements, and early trade speculation, the final round of the AFL season saw a historic umpiring milestone achieved. After 128 years of Aussie rules football without a female boundary umpire, the AFL...
Sep 11, 2025 | Blog
Congratulations to AFLUA Life Members Neville Nash and Phil Sutton who were inducted into the AFL Premiership Players Club at the RACV Club on Thursday 28th August 2025. Each year the AFL Premiership Players Club inducts 20 premiership players, coaches and...
