Mar 20, 2015 | News
DECORATED VFL-AFL umpire Ross Castle will be recognised with some game’s greats at Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Friday night. As part of the Riverina AFL Team of the Century celebrations, selectors have decided to name an umpire alongside the decorated team of...
Mar 20, 2015 | News
AFL umpires have the hardest jobs in the game. They have to interpret many rules that exist in our game. The group trains at Princess Park twice a week and many do this after a day at work. They turn up in their working clothes before preparing to train. Every...
Mar 18, 2015 | News
It’s hard to believe that baby faced goal umpire, Steve Axon has been around for 10 years. He umpired four SANFL grand finals (2001-2004) before he could emerge and make the AFL panel and it was touch and go as to whether he would give footy another year when...
Mar 18, 2015 | News
Boundary umpire, Mark Hill comes from good umpiring stock in South Australia. His father, Graeme was the fitness coach of the SA field umpires for a few years in the late 90’s. Graeme umpired before that at SANFL level as well as Amateur and country leagues. ...
Mar 17, 2015 | News
Standing in the middle of oval number 2 at the now disused AAMI stadium in Adelaide one thing becomes very apparent, the AFL listed umpires in this state lead by example. Axon, Norton and Wilson ran the goal umpire drills with precision and were quick to demand...
