AFLUA Statement – Umpire Sanction

Nov 4, 2024 | News

The AFLUA acknowledges that Umpire Leigh Haussen has been sanctioned for wearing an inappropriate costume at a private end of season celebration. Leigh at all times cooperated fully and transparently with the AFL investigation. The theme of the event was ‘characters...

AFL Appeals AFLW Tribunal’s Decision on Umpire Contact

Oct 31, 2024 | News

The AFLUA welcomes the AFL’s decision to appeal the AFLW Tribunal’s decision to downgrade Eilish Sheerin’s charge for making intentional contact with an umpire. The decision saw Sheerin walk away with a diminutive $200 dollar fine and free to play....

Umpire Joshua James’ artwork featured again in AFLW Indigenous Round

Oct 29, 2024 | News

Rounds nine and ten of the AFL season fall under the AFLW Indigenous Round. During the AFLW Indigenous Round, all clubs have the opportunity to wear Indigenous Rounds guernseys. 2024 also saw the inaugural AFLW Dreamtime match in Darwin. As in 2023, AFLW umpires will...

Vale Bob Barker

Oct 22, 2024 | Member News, News

It is rare that a single decision defines an umpire’s career and stands in the memory of contemporary spectators and later generations who have viewed it on television and computer screens in the ensuing decades. Wayne Harmes knocking the ball from the boundary line...

AFLW Umpire Debuts

Oct 15, 2024 | Milestones, News

Season 9 of the AFLW has seen a whopping 23 state league umpires make their W debut. In promising signs for the AFL’s goal to have women make up 40% of accredited umpires by 2030, eight of the twenty-three new umpires are women. Notably, Muneerah Foster has...