All Australian Umpires announced

All Australian Umpires announced

Field umpire Matt Stevic was awarded with his 6th All-Australian award, his 5th in five years.  Matt who umpired in his 6th grand final (the last 5 in a row also) was a “clear winner”, according to AFL Umpire’s coach Hayden Kennedy. The award was announced at the...
Grand Final shorts: Experience gets us home

Grand Final shorts: Experience gets us home

Billed as a grand final too close to call, the game itself certainly lived up to those expectations!  With scores level at the end of the third quarter, the game finished with West Coast the victors by 5 points in what many commentators were calling one of the...
Matt Jenkinson – 150 AFL Games

Matt Jenkinson – 150 AFL Games

Most of us are fairly grumpy when starting work on a Monday morning but spare a thought for Matt Jenkinson who was waiting for his phone to ring for two reasons (1) was he appointed to the 2018 finals panel or (2) was his wife going into labour with their second...
Another grand final for David Flegg – of a different sort

Another grand final for David Flegg – of a different sort

While all of the focus on grand final day is on the on-field officials let’s not forget that the AFL officiating “Team” also comprises its off-field team. Congratulations must go to David Flegg who will officiate in his 4th Grand final, but his first as a timekeeper. ...
2018 AFL Grand Final Umpires – statistics

2018 AFL Grand Final Umpires – statistics

Please see below statistics of each of the 2018 AFL Grand Final Umpires. Field Umpires: Brett Rosebury: 8 Debut:  2000 Games: 397 Finals: 43 Grand Finals: 7 – 2009, 2010 (2), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015   Matt Stevic: 9 Debut: 2004 Games: 355 Finals: 36 Grand...