Finals Week 1 Shorts: AFL stands by its umpires
It was great to see the AFL come out in support of umpiring and Chris Donlon after the Pt Adelaide v WCE match on the weekend. Football has become such a complex game to manage it was pleasing to see that acknowledged. Ken Hinkley, likewise took a much...
Congratulations Nathan on your 250th game
Congratulations to Nathan Doig who officiated his 250th AFL match at the West Coast v Carlton game on 12 August 2017. Nathan was awarded Heritage Number 516 and has since umpired 18 finals (now 19 after his final at the MCG on Friday night), 4 grand finals and six...
Finals Panel Announced
The AFL today announced its 2017 finals panel. At a glance field umpire Curtis Deboy, boundary umpires, Tim Morrison and Jason Moore and goal umpires Matthew Dervan and Michael Craig will make their AFL finals debuts. Andrew Stephens, Nathan Williamson, Mark...