May 12, 2022 | Member News, Milestones, News, Umpire Shorts
Congratulations to field umpire Samuel Nippress, who has been added to the 2022 AFL Rookie Umpires’ list. Samuel took up the whistle in 2008 with the AFL Central Australia. He has since progressed steadily – now into his 14th season – and has three AFL Canberra Grand...
May 5, 2022 | Member News, News
AFL Umpires Association CEO Rob Kerr speaks to SEN 1116 Radio about the recent report on female participation in Umpiring, the respect for umpires, the dissent rule, umpiring pathway and more. Listen to the full podcast on Dwayne’s World via this link –...
May 4, 2022 | Awards, Member News, News, Umpire Shorts
At their 70th Anniversary Function, the WANFL Umpires Association recently recognised the Team of the Decade for the period 2012-2021. Congratulations to the following umpires who made up the team: Field Umpires: Brett Rosebury, Jeff Dalgleish, Dean Margetts and...
May 2, 2022 | Member News, News
The AFLUA acknowledges the stories on female participation within Umpiring that have been published today. Based on a report, commissioned by the AFL, the stories highlight that involvement in Umpiring has at times not been a safe experience for some female...
Apr 25, 2022 | Member News, News
When umpires’ association members in the armed forces corresponded with VFLUA Secretary Lindsay Lancaster during the Second World War, inevitably in their letter they made the point that, due to censorship restrictions, they were unable to give much detail about where...