Golf Day – November 2023
On Monday this week, a group of 15 ex umpires came together at Medway Golf Course in Maidstone for the second golf event this year.
The overcast weather cast no shadows on the day, with the fairways and gree...
AFLW Members See Success at SANFL Awards Night
The SANFL Golden Whistle Awards night last Friday saw three of the AFLUA's AFLW members claim trophies.
Mitch Scott claimed the nights top prize, being named the SANFL Umpire of the year, winning the Golden ...
AFLW’s Josh James recognised in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards
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 ...
Vale Ted Johnson
The AFLUA was saddened to learn that Life Member and Lifetime Achievement Recipient Ted ‘Teddy’ Johnson recently passed away.
Ted Johnson gave sixty years of service to Australian football as an umpire, traine...
AFLUA X-Umpires’ Luncheon – October 2023
Our X-Umpires’ Luncheons continue to provide a great opportunity for retired umpires to catch up regularly and share great yarns about their time in the game and beyond.
On this occasion, our X-Umpires’ Coor...
‘Where Are They Now?’ – DOUGLAS EDWIN LAMB – Heritage Number 210
My next ‘Where are they Now?’ profile – Doug Edwin Lamb – has spent 40 years in Football: the first 7 years as a field umpire, with the VFL and the VFLRG, and then 6 years with the Sunday Amateurs from 1954 to ...
Chris Gordon – another milestone reached
Congratulations to boundary umpire Chris Gordon, who will mark his 350th career AFL match this weekend when he takes to the field for the 2023 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Brisbane Lions at the MCG.
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2023 AFL GRAND FINAL UMPIRES – UPDATE
Congratulations to the umpires selected to the 2023 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Brisbane at the MCG on Saturday.
The following is the full list of umpires for Saturday’s title showdown. The numbe...