Umpire Shorts – May 20

Umpire Shorts – May 20

Boundary umpire Nathan Doig celebrated his 150th AFL match on Friday night in an absolute thriller. Nathan, umpired his first AFL game in 2005 being promoted after two WAFL grand finals in ’03 and ’04. Nathan is a remedial massage therapist by occupation...
Umpire Shorts – May 20

From Footy Boots to Whistle

Ask Leigh Fisher what his burning ambition is in umpiring and his reply is as quick and as focused as any umpire on the AFL list “a grand final of course!” Then comes a knowing pause and a statement with as much focus, “but that’s a long way...
Umpire Shorts – May 20

Footy Umpires Wanted…It’s Your Call

A major AFL umpire recruitment drive will target women, former players and ethnic minorities in a bid to reverse a chronic umpiring shortage, as match-day officials continue to leave the game due to abuse. Please click here to view the full article from The...
Umpire Shorts – May 20

50 Years for Umpiring Group

BEING an Aussie Rules football umpire may not be among the sporting world’s easiest jobs every week, but the Northern District Football Umpires Association has supplied men and women in white – and nowadays orange – to do that job for five decades....
Umpire Shorts – May 20

AFL In Asia

Each morning when I wake up, I reach for my I-Pad and turn on SEN radio, this is followed by downloading and reading the Herald Sun and The Age (sport only).  I head off for a morning run or ride and listen to podcasts from the weekend AFL games.  When I reach the...