Jun 4, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts
WA based field umpire, Jeff Dalgleish umpired his 200th AFL match on Sunday, just under a week after the birth of his second child. No amount of distraction would keep Jeff from taking the field in the WCE v WB game so he could end the weekend on a high. Congrats...
May 29, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts
Boundary umpire Michael Marantelli was the 142nd umpire, but only the 49th boundary umpire to officiate in 200 AFL games. Michael achieved this feat in the Richmond v Hawthorn match at the MCG. In reaching this milestone Michael became the fastest boundary umpire in...
May 23, 2019 | Milestones, News
“Pretty amazing” is how Matt Konetschka described his AFL journey to date, before taking the field for his 150thAFL game at the Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns game on Sunday 21 April 2019. Matt acknowledges that in order to umpire 150 games, you need an amazing network of...
May 21, 2019 | Milestones, News
Who umpires an AFL match on a Saturday afternoon at the MCG then participates in the challenging Great Train Race on Sunday morning! The Great Train Race is not just a regular running race; this race challenges participants to race against the historic Puffing Billy...