Sep 23, 2015 | News
What a contrasting set of semi finals we witnessed last weekend. One game was an open and fast affair, while the latter was a dour, tough contest with spot fires breaking out everywhere. Umpires – field, boundary and goal were put to the test. As we head into...
Sep 23, 2015 | News
I put the question to our stats guru David Flegg. Have brothers ever umpired in finals in VFL/AFL history? David’s response was thorough as expected. Twin brothers, Reg and Keith Pawley goal umpired together in the first ever qualifying final in 1972. It was...
Sep 22, 2015 | News
During footy finals time our attention is often turned to those great grand finals of yesteryear. So it was only fitting that we recognised two of our only surviving members from the ‘1950s*Field umpire, Bill Barbour and goal umpire, Roly Caird umpired the...
Sep 22, 2015 | News
AFL Rookie field umpire, James Waldorf from Queensland was involved in an absolute nail biter in the NEAFL grand final for the second year in a row. NT Thunder was over run by Aspley but managed to hang on to win by one point on Saturday night at TIO Stadium. James...
Sep 16, 2015 | News
Week two of the finals always throws up some interesting ins and outs. Grand final umpires in the past two years, Simon Meredith and Mathew Nicholls find themselves sitting on the benches this week as emergency umpires. History would suggest that their seasons may...
