Round 18 Shorts: Daniel Wilson keeps on keeping on

Jul 26, 2019 | News

Sixteen years in elite sport, maintaining a very high level of performance, balancing work and life are all the battles that Dan faces each week and indeed each year to keep his spot on the goal umpiring panel.  Two hundred and fifty games is a mammoth games tally,...

Rob reaches the ton

Jul 25, 2019 | News

Rob O’Gorman’s quietly passed his 100thgame milestone when he took to the field for the Fremantle v Carlton game on Sunday 30thJune. Whilst Rob’s first official game was the Hawthorn v St Kilda game in round 7 in 2014, he did come on for a quarter in the GWS v...

Round 17 shorts – Brothers establish an all-time record

Jul 17, 2019 | News

Our WA based brothers, Jeff and Brett Dalgleish just keep racking up the milestones.  Jeff passed the 200-game mark five weeks ago, now Brett has notched up his last Friday night in the WCE v Collingwood tussle at Optus Stadium. Brett becomes the 144th umpire to reach...

Where is he now? John Edward ‘Dingo’ Morgan

Jul 17, 2019 | Where Are They Now?

Someone may be asking where the nickname ‘Dingo’ found its origin for this edition of ‘Where are they now?’ I have it on good authority it originated when John Edward ‘Dingo’ Morgan was on an umpire’s end of season trip in Sydney. It appears John went missing for most...

Milestones aside it was quite a weekend of upsets

Jul 12, 2019 | News

What a great gesture from the Bulldogs and Geelong players to form a guard of honour to recognise Shane McInerney’s record breaking game.  It showed all class from two teams who genuinely respect the role of officials. However, I must have a crack at our own.  I...