AFLW’s Josh James recognised in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards

Nov 13, 2023 | Awards, Member News, News

On the evening of Saturday November 11, many of Australia’s finest First Nations athletes, officials and administrators gathered for the reconvening of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards. AFLW Goal Umpire Josh James was among them, having...

AFLW Finals Panel Released

Nov 9, 2023 | News

The AFLW has released the finals panel for the 2023 campaign. 42 umps will see the Adelaide Crows, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Geelong, Essendon and Sydney will battle for premiership glory across a four week finals series. Notably, Greta Miller...

‘Where Are They Now? – Michael ‘Dinky’ Dye – Heritage Number 267

Nov 2, 2023 | Where Are They Now?

This one’s a classic!  Every year we see Malcom Blight kick for goal after the siren in 1976 against Carlton to win the game. The kick travelled at least 70 meters but almost 5 decades on, as legend grows and the kick gets longer and longer. Blight kicked...

2024 Umpire List Released

Oct 31, 2023 | News

After much deliberation, the AFL has released its Umpire List for the 2024 season. The four departing umpires; Luke Edwards, Chris Gordon, Drew Kowalski and Mitch Le Fevre will leave with a combined 1,029 games of experience, each carried out with the tireless,...

Umpires ‘StepUp!’ for Down Syndrome Victoria

Oct 26, 2023 | News

On Sunday 22nd AFLUA members volunteered at Down Syndrome Victoria’s annual StepUp! for Down Syndrome event, helping raise $45,574 to provide support for people with Down syndrome and their families. Ex-umps Michael Sneddon and Steve McBurney joined current 196 gamer...