Luke Walker steps up for his 200th
We have all heard the accolades Luke Walker has received over his career to date because they are breath taking. Luke steps onto the ground on Monday at the MCG in the Hawthorn v Geelong match. It will be his...
Nomad settles into rightful place
Field umpire Troy Pannell officiates in his 150th AFL game this Friday night in the preliminary final between Sydney and North Melbourne. Troy is uncovering some rare earth this season as his finals campaigns ...
Luke Roberts hangs up his whistle – for the last time
When you realise that ACT based boundary umpire, Luke Roberts started umpiring in 1985, most of the current group were only "a twinkle in their father's eyes" as the old saying goes. Luke's first ACTAFL grand ...
Mark Thomson we salute you – 300 AFL games
Thomo believes umpiring is etched into his DNA. "I have spent more time in my life umpiring now than not. I just love it, I am challenged every time I walk out onto a ground." The passion and enthusiasm in h...
Chambo lands on 200 games and a time of reflection
When anyone spends any length of time out of the game they love and are so passionate about because they are injured they can become dispirited and disillusioned. The game they have worked so hard to be a part...
Kamolins defies the critics
If you sit back and review the umpiring career of Chris Kamolins who umpired his 150th AFL game on Friday night between Hawthorn and Collingwood it has worked in the opposite direction to what the current think...
Shane McInerney joins the greats
The ground announcer's voice boomed across the MCG on Saturday night as the umpires entered the arena ".........and congratulations to field umpire Shane McInerney on umpiring his 400th AFL game." The scoreboa...
A wily veteran lands 200 AFL games
Run your eye down the list of boundary umpires that front up week after week, do their job and go home you'd struggle to name most of them. They are the unheralded men of footy. They have to run harder, faste...