May 7, 2018 | News
‘Good things come to those that wait’ is the old saying and nothing could be more true in the case of Daniel Hoskin who officiated his 100th AFL game having been on the list for 10 years. Daniel says the mental element of umpiring is demanding and for a number of...
May 3, 2018 | News
Not many umpiring careers have started as a result of high school detention but there is one umpire amongst us, who because his teacher didn’t know what to do with him, made him goal umpire a year 10 game, and the rest is history. Steve Piperno took up goal umpiring a...
May 2, 2018 | News
Not since the introduction of fines for umpire contact 10 years ago have we seen the number of players fined for umpire contact than we saw on the weekend. The AFL Match Review Officer, Michael Christian has fined 5 players from the weekend’s round and 6 in the past...
Apr 27, 2018 | News
Second gamer Andre Gianfagna walked onto Etihad stadium on Sunday in the match between North Melbourne and Hawthorn with a camera strapped to his head. The broadcaster was looking for a different level of interaction with the play and asked if the umpires would agree...
Apr 23, 2018 | News
The first VFL matches played on April 25 occurred in 1914 exactly 12 months prior to the first division storming ashore at Gallipoli. Geelong drew with Essendon, Fitzroy defeated Melbourne, Collingwood drew with Carlton, South Melbourne defeated University and St....
