Aug 2, 2016 | News
Field umpire Nick Foot took his appreciation of football to a new level on the weekend. Nick was programmed to sit on two benches as the emergency field umpire in the Friday night clash at Geelong and the Saturday night clash at Etihad Stadium, a phone call on...
Jul 28, 2016 | News
“When I retired at the end of 2011, I was content that I had achieved all that I had ever wanted from umpiring. I was at peace with myself and had no regrets,” reflected Shaun Ryan when we spoke to him today as he drove from his home town of Torquay to...
Jul 26, 2016 | News
Boundary umpire, Chris Esler umpired his 100th AFL game on Friday night in the North Melbourne v Collingwood clash at Etihad Stadium. After looking at the appointments in some detail I smiled when I saw the other boundary umpires listed. The other three boys all came...
Jul 19, 2016 | News
Sixteen years on from his first game in 2001, Scott “Rove” Jeffery umpired his 300th AFL match becoming the 40th umpire (20th field umpire) to achieve that milestone. Scott has been a model of consistency during his time on the list with the exception of...
Jul 13, 2016 | News
Generations of umpires and their partners attended the AFLUA 2016 Queensland lunch at the Lord Stanley Hotel in Brisbane on Sunday 10 July. Host Peter Howe welcomed everyone to the function including special guests of the AFL Queensland Umpires’ Association – Janie...
