Like many umpires before him, Daniel took up umpiring to earn a bit of pocket money and also because his dad, a former state and grade cricket umpire, encouraged him to give it a go. Daniel Johanson joins the AFL Rookie Squad for the first time in Western Australia. ...
We welcome back Aaron Langdon to the AFL Rookie Squad after an original stint on the AFL Rookie squad back in 2015. Aaron originally took up umpiring whilst playing AFL footy to earn some money on weekends, but upon realising he wasn’t the greatest footy player...
Josh Furman started umpiring with the Southern Umpires’ Association in 2010 where he umpired for 5 years before joining the VFL in 2015. In his 4 years with the VFL, Josh made an immediate impression and was appointed to the VFL Development Grand Final in 2016 and...
The start to Paul’s umpiring career began when he realised his playing days were over and he still wanted to be involved in the sport. He began as a goal umpire when he was 15 and decided then ‘that he wanted to be a field umpire one day!’ Obviously, a wise career...
Nick Swanson joins the Queensland AFL Boundary Squad following the retirement of Aaron Deckys at the end of the 2018 season. Coming from a running background, Nick took up boundary umpiring when an email was sent out to his running group in 2012. He did not attend...
