Shane McInerney Inducted into Ballarat Sports Hall of Fame

Shane McInerney Inducted into Ballarat Sports Hall of Fame

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

WFNL Umpire Coaches Wanted

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

Where are they now? – Michael Quinlivan

            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

Mat Nicholls attends USAFL National Championships

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...
AFL Releases 2025 Umpire List

AFL Releases 2025 Umpire List

The 2025 AFL Umpire list is here, with 10 new additions in 2025. Following the departure of Sean Burton, Ray Chamberlain, Daniel Hoskin, Tim Lougoon, Jason Moore, Patrick Cran, Michael Saunders and Shane Thiele, the door has been opened for state league and AFLW...