Life member and grand final umpire passes away

Life member and grand final umpire passes away

Long time supporter of the AFLUA Cliff Green passed away last Thursday aged 81 after a brief illness. Cliff umpired the 1965 and 1968 grand finals in a career that spanned 12 years between 1961 and 1972. Cliff umpired 201 games including 7 finals.  Cliff was a regular...
AFLUA Life Member Allan Cook wins silver

AFLUA Life Member Allan Cook wins silver

Congratulations to AFLUA Life Member Allan Cook, overnight, he won silver with an impressive time of 2:03:01 in the 800m final of the World Masters Athletics Championships in Brazil. He will now compete in the 1500m heats on October 24. Great effort Allan, well done...
AFLUA announces partnership with Goodlife Health Clubs

AFLUA announces partnership with Goodlife Health Clubs

The AFL Umpires’ Association is delighted to announce a new corporate partnership with Goodlife Health Clubs to be included as part of it’s Member Benefits Program. Goodlife Health Clubs was established in 2002 and has now become one of Australia’s fastest growing gym...
AFL umpire Jordan Bannister retires

AFL umpire Jordan Bannister retires

The most prominent player to umpire pathway umpire, Jordan Bannister today announced his retirement from the AFL umpires panel for work and family reasons. Jordan was finding it difficult to juggle the demands of full time employment, supporting family and umpiring. ...
Long serving umpires announce retirements

Long serving umpires announce retirements

Three more umpires have announced their retirement since the curtain closed on 2013. Stephen McBurney finished his career on 402 games and is now joined by boundary umpires Justin Bennison and Alan Zanich. Justin has transferred his employment to the far North...