Nov 28, 2019 | News
From a young seventeen-year-old to finding himself on the 2020 AFL Umpires List, Sam Stagg has come in leaps and bounds to ensure his spot for the 2020 season. For an idea to stay fit, earn money and stay involved in footy, it’s fair to say this idea has well and...
Nov 26, 2019 | News
Former VFL Umpire, Joe Bell passed away on November 15 2019 aged 85. While Joe wasn’t a VFLUA life member, he was a life member of the VFL Reserve Grade Umpires Association and the Ballarat Football Umpires Association. Joe was a listed VFL umpire between 1973 and...
Nov 25, 2019 | News
Chris Appleton has been appointed as the AFL Goal Umpire Coach and will commence in the role on 1 December 2019. Chris umpired 286 AFL matches including 3 AFL Grand Finals in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He was emergency for the 2013 AFL Grand Final. He was an All-Australian...
Oct 29, 2019 | News
A NORTHERN suburbs teenager who founded a football umpire academy when she was 14 has been named WA’s young person of the year. Butler resident Brenda Amito (16) received the title and the participate award for her efforts establishing the Edmund Rice Centre WA...
Oct 23, 2019 | News
Ron Bailey, has managed our X umpires group for the past 14 years and still has a smile on his face! At our last X-umpires luncheon at Caulfield Ron was presented with his Life Time Achievement Award by CEO, Peter Howe on behalf of the association, and he was really...
