Round 2 shorts: The milestones continue

Apr 1, 2019 | News

Field umpire Brett Rosebury becomes the 5th field umpire, and 6th umpire all time, to reach the 400-game milestone in VFL/AFL history.  Brett who started his career in Perth, because in his own words, he thought “he could do a better job umpiring than those who...

Where are they now? William John ‘The Voice’ Yendle

Apr 1, 2019 | Where Are They Now?

Our next ‘Where are they Now’ is an umpire who officiated in over 441 Victorian Country Football League games – William John Yendle (Bill).  Bill had a reputation around the bush earning the nickname ‘The Voice’ because he communicated with every player calling them...

Congratulations to our AFLW members appointed to the grand final

Mar 28, 2019 | News

The first of the two 2019 AFL grand finals will be played in Adelaide this weekend between Adelaide and Carlton.  Adelaide have been the flag favourites all season and Carlton has come from the clouds. The heated debate about conferences was parked on the weekend when...

Some great milestones achieved in Round 1

Mar 28, 2019 | News, Umpire Shorts

Low scores, a couple of blowouts and a heap of warm and humid weather across the country didn’t stop AFL football from hitting our television screens for round one, across four days last week. On the back of the great football came a series of milestones for our...

Inside an umpire pre-season improvement camp

Mar 27, 2019 | News

Umpires have a thankless task and are often the subject of criticism, but what goes unseen is the work they do to improve. Take, for example, the pre-season camp 10 developing whistleblowers went on last month. The group went down near Lorne, which is about two hours...