Round 4 – shorts

Apr 15, 2014 | News, Umpire Shorts

A full round of matches this week and no emergency umpires got a run!  Phew what a difference seven days can make.  Two of the field umpires who were replaced last weekend, Jason Armstrong and Ben Ryan were able to get themselves up and went back out to umpire in...

New player-umpire identified

Apr 15, 2014 | News

Playing a hunch while tracking down mystery umpires from the early VFL years can often pay dividends. For many years J. Gregory, a VFL boundary umpire was not able to be identified. There were not enough clues. A chance reading of an article in The Age from 1933 about...

Chamberlain lends a hand

Apr 15, 2014 | News

Talented young umpires will have the chance to learn from the likes of Ray Chamberlain through the 2014 Mates Program. Please click here to view the full article from AFL Victoria.

Margetts committed to generation next

Apr 11, 2014 | News

One of WA’s most experienced umpires, Margetts feels lucky to have officiated in 218 AFL matches in 12 seasons despite still living in Perth. Please click here to view the full article from The West Australian.

The long march

Apr 11, 2014 | News

Goal umpire Shaun Apted started goal umpiring for his father’s super rules team when he was just eleven years old and loved it.  As a young fella he played footy on the Gold Coast for Southport juniors until he developed shin splints.  Looking for something else...