What are you doing at 9pm on Mother’s Day? Spare a thought for over 3,000 Australians who will commence a run in synchronisation with more than 100,000 other athletes from 34 locations around the world, across 6 continents. Australian participants will...
The final pieces of the list management process have been completed and our umpires are in full pre-season training. Our field umpires have been involved in club visits across Australia since early January. All umpires have been completing their fitness...
Shane Jones has made a very courageous decision in the lead up to the 2016 season, he has decided to put work and family first. Shane was to enter his 8th season as an AFL boundary umpire when he received an award in his management role with the Justice Department. ...
It’s the phone call every aspiring AFL Umpire wants to receive.. Lachlan Rayner, despite missing out on being elevated to the AFL Boundary Squad at the end of season 2015 was called on Friday 15 January and told, that as a result of Shane Jones’ retirement...
When one thinks of a couple of umpiring mates heading overseas during off-season, images of beaches, bars and a few bevvies spring to mind. Not for AFL umpire Nick Brown and AFL Rookie Daniel Butcher who spent a week teaching English, as part of Helping Hands...
