WHEN Celia Nash is asked to remove her Hawthorn scarf and jacket, she does so reluctantly. A one-eyed supporter who knows every player by heart, the 16-year-old bleeds brown and gold. Her Hawthorn gear is an extension of her fanaticism and a symbol of her love for the...
We have to spare a thought for the players and umpires in Saturday’s clash on the Gold Coast. Strong storms lashed the whole eastern seaboard of Australia and dumped 278mm of rain on the Gold Coast mostly during the game. Only just over 4,000 spectators braved...
Leo Sutton is 88 years young. He still weighs 63 kg – his running weight and is just as busy now as he was in his heyday as a boundary umpire on the VFL panel between 1950 and 1960. When former Prime Minister, Robert Menzies made the decision to move the...
To say Sally Boud’s life has changed in the last six months would be a massive understatement. Sally was promoted to the AFL goal umpiring list and started a new career teaching students in years 11 and 12. Then, just as the season began, Sally was asked to...
A well-known quote ‘You get what you work for, not what you wish for’ is a great way to introduce newly promoted AFL boundary umpire Ryan Kukura who was awarded Heritage Number 567 when he umpired his first AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and Richmond on 15...
