Winners of the best young umps for 2018 announced

Feb 4, 2019 | Awards, News

One of the most difficult assignments for any newly contracted umpire is to come into the group and stamp their position within the group.  We are finding that more and more young people are challenged by that and are coming in composed confident and willing to learn...

Top 2018 Award winners announced

Feb 4, 2019 | Awards, News

The AFLUA is proud to announce its 2018 award winners that were unveiled at the Awards and AGM luncheon held yesterday at Carlton. The top award is voted on by peers and is a combination of achieving on field success, actively contributing to and supporting the AFLUA...

Ray Chamberlain Launches the 2019 Chamberlain Foundation ‘Razor Ride’ to raise funds for Mental Health, loss and grief

Feb 1, 2019 | News

On Monday 4 February, 35 cyclists and volunteers will set off on a challenging ride over six days from Ballarat to Melbourne to raise funds for mental health, loss and grief. The ride will be led by co-Founder of the Chamberlain Foundation and Senior AFL Field Umpire,...

AFLW Season Three to kick off but it’s a first for the AFLUA

Jan 31, 2019 | News

AFLW football kicks off again on Saturday for its third season but for the AFLUA it contains a significant first.  The AFLUA and the AFL have forged an agreement that sees the AFLUA recognised as the representative body for all AFLW contracted umpires from this...

Life Member George Mather turns 90

Jan 30, 2019 | News

Long time VFL/AFL stalwart, George Mather turned 90 on December 30 2018. George, never one lost for words was overcome with a weekend of surprises arranged by his family.  The first occurred at The Meadows greyhound races on the Saturday night.  George and his family...