Former AFLUA CEO Peter Howe will be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his exemplary services to umpiring and the association spanning 45 years.
Peter Howe Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
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Mark Ensbey Receives Honorary AFLUA Life Membership
Former AFL Goal Umpire Mark Ensbey has been awarded an Honorary AFLUA Life Membership for his extraordinary commitment to umpiring.
AFLUA Awards Announced
The 2023 AGM held on 5 February saw the AFLUA’s award winners announced.
2023 AGM Wrap-Up
Monday night saw the AFLUA annual general meeting held for 2023.
Mystery solved! A Merri Christmas…
One of the most frequent questions asked of the association is “What happened to the VFL Reserve Grade Umpires Association honour board?”
X-Umpires Luncheon – November 2023
Our final X-Umpires luncheon of the year saw a predictably strong turnout, with some from as far as Sydney and Albury sought to make use of the AFLUA’s celebratory Christmas bar tab. Around 40 past VFL, VFA and AFL umpires gathered at the Caulfield Glasshouse. This time, the interviewee was Roy Ferguson (Heritage number 172), who, from 1978 to 1987 umpired 134 games, including four finals. Roy shared anecdotes from his time behind the posts, detailing the extreme fitness programmes goal umpires were subject to… and how he bludged them. Another highlight was his story about the time a heckler got a deserved comeuppance when his antics backfired.
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.
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.
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 Awards. AFLW Goal Umpire Josh James was among them, having been nominated for the Sports Official of the year.