Michael Baker started boundary umpiring in Canberra in 2004 where he umpired his first final in 2005 and his first grand final in 2006. He then umpired the AFL Canberra Premier Division Grand Final and the Under 16 National Championships in 2007. Michael’s...
Umpires and cricketers have had a hit together to remember a great mate. The Goulburn Valley Football Umpires Association and Shepparton United Cricket Club teamed up last week for a tribute cricket match at Princess Park in honour of Greg Sidebottom. Please click...
Losing weight is what attracted Corey Watkins to take up boundary umpiring which allowed him to run whilst also allowing him to follow his passion of being involved in the great Australian game. His career now sees him appointed as an AFL boundary umpire, a far cry...
AFL umpires are ramping up pressure on the AFL Commission to dispense with the traditional centre bounce. The AFL Umpires’ Association has canvassed the abolition of the bounce in its current negotiations with the league for a new collective bargaining...
Tradition is an important part of football. There’s perhaps no better example than the annual angst over the possibility of shifting the AFL grand final from its customary 2.30pm start to a twilight or night timeslot. For many of us footy romantics, that’s...
