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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. ...

JOSHUA JAMES’ RISE FROM LOCAL FOOTY UMP TO HISTORY MAKER

When umpire Joshua James officiated in the Carlton v Gold Coast match in AFLW Season 2023 Round 1, he became the first Aboriginal person to do so in an AFLW match. Read more about Joshua’s umpiring journey a...

2023 AFL ALL-AUSTRALIAN UMPIRES

The AFLUA would like to congratulate field umpire Robert Findlay, boundary umpire Matthew Konetschka and goal umpire Adam Wojcik, who were selected as the 2023 All-Australian Umpires at the recent AFL Awards fu...

AARON DECKYS – 2023 QUEENSLAND HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

Congratulations to former AFL boundary umpire Aaron Deckys, who was recently welcomed into the 2023 Queensland Football Hall of Fame. Aaron umpired his first AFL match in Round 6, 1998, between Brisbane and ...

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE 400 CLUB

Two of the AFL’s most veteran umpires are set to join the 400-games club, as field umpire Chris Donlon and boundary umpire Adam Coote complete their respective 400th AFL matches this weekend. The decorated d...

AFLUA GOAL UMPIRES’ FUNCTION

The AFLUA hosted the Melbourne-based Goal Umpires’ squad dinner at the George Hotel in South Melbourne on Tuesday, 18th July. The night was a mixture of speeches, catching up with colleagues and coaches in a...

THREE MORE FIELD UMPIRES DEBUT

Rounds 17 and 18 of the ongoing AFL Season saw three more field umpires make their debuts. Cameron Jones, Peter Bailes and Harrison Birch got the nod and were awarded their respective heritage numbers.  ...