Round 7 shorts – History is repeated in Round 7

May 15, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts

Cameron Dore debuted on Sunday at the Carlton v North Melbourne clash at Marvel Stadium. Cameron received Heritage number 444 some 32 years after his father Gavin (Heritage number 308).  Cameron was a very good footballer in his own right coming through the ranks of...

Round 5 and 6 shorts – Were we seeing double?

May 14, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts

Has this ever happened before?  Sam Walsh runs into goal and kicks the ball over Sam Walsh’s head for another Carlton major.  First year Carlton recruit Sam Walsh has been a young up and coming star in his first year in the AFL.  In their round 5 game against the...

‘Wild Ride to 100 Games’ – Congratulations Craig Fleer

May 13, 2019 | News

As Craig so eloquently put it, his journey with the AFL has been a pretty wild one with some amazing highs and significant lows.  From making the list after 26 state league games, injuries, overseas study trips, delisting, returning to the AFL list, finals panel...

AFL Boundary Umpire Tim Lougoon – achieves 100 games

May 13, 2019 | News

Tim made his debut as an AFL umpire in round 5 of the 2014 AFL season and recently reached his 100thAFL game when he umpired the Richmond v Carlton game in round one. Like a lot of umpires, Tim started his umpiring career after sustaining a few injuries whilst playing...

Final list announcements – 2019

May 13, 2019 | News

The final list announcements were made in the lead up to the AFLW grand final. VFL umpire and contracted Rookie field umpire, Andrew Heffernan was offered the 34th and last spot on the list as a contracted field umpire for 2019. Andrew has been a rookie listed umpire...