Where are they now? – James Edmund ‘Rules’ Rolfe

Aug 6, 2024 | Member News

            How often does this happen? A brilliant footballer’s career is cut short by injury, so they decide to take on umpiring. James Edmund Rolfe, or Jim as is colloquially known, played with Maidstone in the...

Life Members’ Training Visit 2024

Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, Member News

The AFLUA’s Life Members’ training visit has returned for 2024. A group of 24 Life Members were welcomed to AFL House in Marvel Stadium to take a look at the modern command centre of AFL Umpiring. AFLUA CEO Rob Kerr, who attended the night, had the...

Matthew Tomkins – 300 Games

Jul 23, 2024 | News

Jack Ginnivan’s exaction of sweet revenge on his former side stole the show during Saturday’s game between Hawthorn and Collingwood at the MCG. Yet, beyond the one-field drama, one of the AFL’s most successful current boundary umpires recorded his 300th game at the...

Michael Saunders – 300 Games

Jul 19, 2024 | Milestones

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

Jul 18, 2024 | News

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...