AFLUA life member, Greg Sidebottom tragically passed away on Saturday, doing what he did best, umpiring football. Greg collapsed during the last quarter of a game in Ardmona and could not be revived. Greg was a VFLUA member between 1977 and 1987. He umpired 39 VFL...
Giving oneself a kick up the backside for not achieving a fitness test without blaming others or looking for excuses is often the difference between success and failure in elite sports, be it officiating or actually playing the game. A decision to get his fitness up...
Leaving your comfort zone is often a challenge for many, whether it be work, education or even sport. Eleni Glouftsis had to move out of her comfort zone in Adelaide to Melbourne to further an umpiring career. She had to make the hard decision to relocate to Melbourne...
Gareth is proof that when you put you mind to something, you can make it happen. A State League hockey player, he finally took up his Dad’s repeated invitations to try boundary umpiring in 2012 and was promoted to the AFL list just four years later. In his brief...
Three debutants all said the same thing when asked to describe their first games, “awesome.” Pat Cran added, “I stood on the corner of the square at the opening bounce and my heart was in sync with the countdown clock, it felt like it was beating out...
