Umpires and players tread the same path

Oct 23, 2019 | News

Spare a thought for the players who were traded and those who weren’t over the past 10 days or so of the trade period.  Some players held their own fate in their hands, others had to sit and wait until the trading was over to see if they would be offered a contract...

Where are they now? Leigh Du-Val ‘Lethal Keen, Heritage Goal Umpire – 179

Oct 21, 2019 | Where Are They Now?

Our next ‘Where are they Now?’ is a Goal Umpire who needs no introduction to all AFLUA members.  Leigh Du-Val Keen is what our Association strives for, so much so that an award named the Leigh Keen Shield was introduced in 2000 in recognition of Leigh’s outstanding...

Where are they now? Stanley Robert Fisher – Heritage number, 242

Oct 9, 2019 | Where Are They Now?

Now the entertainment industry may have had Frank Sinatra, but our next ‘Where are they now?’ Stanley Fisher (better known as Stan to all VFLUA members and Ginger to his mates) was a member of the Umpires’ Appointment Board for 14 years including four as Chairman of...

All Australian Umpires 2019 announced

Oct 8, 2019 | News

The three All Australian Umpires were announced at the AFLUA grand final cocktail party in Southbank on Saturday night. At the gala event attended by over 200 umpires, partners and friends the announcements were made by field umpire’s coach Hayden Kennedy and Umpires’...

How Shaun Ryan rose to the pinnacle of football umpiring

Oct 1, 2019 | News

SHAUN Ryan’s road to the pinnacle of umpiring started with a part-time job which brought in “pocket money”. Ryan, a fresh-faced schoolboy with aspirations of becoming a lawyer, didn’t forecast an umpiring career spanning 12 years at the elite...