Long apprenticeship pays off
Field umpire Andrew Mitchell (Mitch) walked onto Blundstone Arena on Saturday quietly confident that he could handle whatever the game threw at him. "I had an eight year apprenticeship in the VFL with almost 1...
Jordan Bannister adds another 50 games
We all know about Jordan's footy career with Essendon and Carlton but it is his resurgence to get to 50 games as an umpire that has pleased him the most. "I was dying to get back," reflected Jordan last week. ...
Brett Rosebury reaches 300
Brett Rosebury will become the first West Australian born umpire to reach 300 AFL games this coming weekend in the North Melbourne v. Geelong match on Saturday. Brett becomes the 18th field umpire in VFL/AFL h...
Rob makes 50 with a lot more to come
Ask Rob Taylor what his best or most enjoyable game was and he fires right back without any ego "I haven't had it yet!" Rob goes on to say, "there were plenty of times in my short career when I didn't think I'...
Fifty games for Matty Konetschka
Who was the last 21 year old with fifty games of AFL experience under his belt? Chris Simms maybe? Not sure really. One thing I do know is that this quietly spoken university student is passionate about a fe...
100 games for a quiet South Australian
School holidays mean a lot to our teaching colleagues, they can simply pack up and head home. What makes these holidays especially sweet for boundary umpire Shane Thiele is that he gets to umpire his 100th game...
No science in right time, right place
Queensland boundary umpire, Nick Wade achieves his 50 game milestone this weekend when Brisbane plays North Melbourne at the Gabba.
Nick is a realist when it comes to understanding his strengths and weakness...
A first game with a difference
When first gamer Robert Whitehead walked onto the ground at Metricon Stadium last Saturday evening he allowed himself a look back up into the crowd to see his sister. It was she after all that introduced him t...