Scott Jeffery calls time

Scott Jeffery calls time

Fairytales rarely come true, but with 308 games experience under his belt, Scott Jeffery became the most experienced field umpire in the history of the game to umpire his first AFL grand final in 2016. Last Thursday night, after again succumbing to injury, Scott...
Get Kenny-Bell to fly the flags at home

Get Kenny-Bell to fly the flags at home

Never before has state and national attention been so firmly focused on Port Pirie in such a positive sense with the city now just two months away from hosting the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide. The JLT game to be played at the jewel that is the redeveloped...
Vale Robert (Bob) Flanagan

Vale Robert (Bob) Flanagan

Bob played football at Prahran Technical School.  He began umpiring social matches in 1948 before moving to the VFL Reserve Grade between 1949 and 1951.  Bob was promoted to the VFL senior panel in 1952 where he umpired until he retired in 1962.  Bob umpired 22 senior...
Victorian Nathan Toner joins the AFL Rookie Squad

Victorian Nathan Toner joins the AFL Rookie Squad

2019 welcomes Nathan Toner onto the AFL Rookie Squad in Victoria. Nathan started umpiring after hanging up his footy boots. Like a lot of up and coming umpires, he wanted to stay involved in some way and earn pocket money so umpiring provided a logical step for a 13...
Vale Bernard Sidler

Vale Bernard Sidler

Bernie was one of the characters of VFL/AFL football who always had a smile on his face and greeted everyone with a warm welcome. Bernie commenced his connection with football as a player with the Albion Football Club in the Footscray District FL.  Bernie turned to...