Round 15 shorts – An amazing record equaled

Jul 2, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts

I might sound like a broken record at times, but the football world should stop momentarily and salute an umpiring champion who equaled a record this week and should break the record in round 16.  Hayden Kennedy retired at the conclusion of the 2011 season with 495...

Professor Karim Khan AO

Jul 2, 2019 | News

Former VFL/AFL field umpire, Professor Karim Khan was another former umpire who was honoured in the Queens Birthday Australian Honours list in June. Karim was awarded his Order of Australia “for distinguished service to sport and exercise medicine and to the promotion...

Round 14 FM-MDE, Owen Roberts

Jul 1, 2019 | Video

Round 14 shorts – Trial claims another ump

Jun 25, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts

Another senior field umpire has succumbed to injury.  Serious questions now need to be asked about the four into three field umpire trial over the bye rounds and the potential future of the system.  The system was designed to have four appointed umpires interchange...

Work experience at the AFLUA

Jun 21, 2019 | News

I completed my work experience with the AFLUA from Friday 3rd May to Friday 21st June. During this time I worked on different tasks around the office including various administration work. Initially when I arrived I was greeted by Peter Kelly (Marketing and...