China – a great experience for all

China – a great experience for all

Round 8 saw the first game for premiership points played outside of Australia and New Zealand. Shanghai, China was the venue for the historic Gold Coast v Port Adelaide game. Seventeen umpires and officials made up the touring party who were fortunate to be chosen to...
Chris Kamolins – congratulations on 200 games

Chris Kamolins – congratulations on 200 games

Chris Kamolins celebrates his 200th AFL game when he heads down to Simmonds Stadium for the Geelong v Adelaide game on Friday night. Chris started his umpiring career back in 2005 and includes in his highlights the ANZAC Day clash, officiating in the 2016 finals and...
Chris Gordon – joins the elite 200 game in equal fastest time

Chris Gordon – joins the elite 200 game in equal fastest time

Joining Mark Foster as the equal fastest boundary umpire to reach 200 AFL games in 8 years and 65 days, is Chris Gordon when he takes to the field for the Port Adelaide v Hawthorn game at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night. Chris joined the list in 2009 which was the...
Round 10 shorts – Rookies umpire state game

Round 10 shorts – Rookies umpire state game

Congratulations to two of our rookies on the weekend who were selected to umpire the VFL v WAFL state game played at Port Melbourne on Saturday.  Matt Adams (WA) and Daniel Butcher (VFL) have both represented their states in games played over the past few...
Sunbury AFL umpire Jordan Andrews talks about his China experience

Sunbury AFL umpire Jordan Andrews talks about his China experience

A FIRST trip to China came about in a way Jordan Andrews never expected — umpiring an AFL game. The Sunbury resident was part of an 11-strong umpiring contingent which travelled to Jiangwan Sports Centre in Shanghai for the historic match between Gold Coast and Port...