May 25, 2015 | News
It only seems like yesterday that scoreboards and journalists were calling Brendan anything other than Hosking when he had his first game in 2012 between Greater Western Sydney and West Coast Eagles. “It became a little frustrating when nobody knew my real...
May 21, 2015 | News
I wonder how many of you, like me, saw Michael Marantelli’s great running prowess and automatically assumed that his transition into umpiring came on the back of his elite running skills. Not so. “I loved to run and keep fit as a kid. Dad was a runner...
May 20, 2015 | News
The culmination of all of the activities of the community umpiring round saw three young umpires walk in front of each AFL umpiring team onto AFL grounds all around the country on the weekend. Last week all AFL umpires went back to grass roots community footy with the...
May 19, 2015 | News
Jack Edwards became the 433rd field umpire to debut in a VFL/AFL game. Jack was in charge of the Melbourne v Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday. Jack has come through the VFL ranks as a rising star. He umpired the TAC Cup grand final in 2012, the VFL development...
May 18, 2015 | News
Please click here to listen to the audio from 3aw with AFL Field Umpire, Jordan Bannister.
