Mark ‘Thomo’ Thomson – breaks VFL / AFL boundary umpire record

Jun 25, 2020 | Uncategorized

History will be made when South Australian based AFL boundary umpire, Mark ‘Thomo’ Thomson walks onto the Gabba for the Brisbane v Adelaide game on Sunday 28th June, when he officially breaks the record for the most games umpired as a VFL/AFL boundary umpire with 405...

ROLY BRINGS UP A CENTURY!!!

Jun 23, 2020 | News

The Association’s oldest life member Roly Caird turns 100 today! Roly was a goal umpire with the VFL from 1955 to 1970 and umpired 231 VFL games including 6 finals and 1 grand final in 1959.  A regular member of the VFLUA Executive Committee, Roly became a Life Member...

Hubbing it – for the Showdown game

Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

Between putting my hand up to quarantine in Adelaide, the South Australian government approving us coming and packing my bags, I didn’t have the chance to think about the 2-week quarantine period until I arrived at the airport. When I boarded the half full plane, I...

Congratulations Alistair Meldrum – 50 AFL games

May 23, 2020 | Uncategorized

Umpiring 50 AFL games is an achievement not to be sneezed at (in your elbow please!) and Alistair ‘Molly’ Meldrum joined that elite circle when he umpired his 50th AFL game at the Gold Coast v Port Adelaide game on Saturday 21st March 2020. Alistair joined the AFL...

Jesse Baird – 1st AFL game

May 19, 2020 | News

Jesse Baird was introduced to the umpiring fraternity back in December when he was appointed to the AFL goal umpire list in Queensland.  All was going well until Covid-19 restrictions came into play robbing him of the normal pre-season approach for a first timer....