Luke Roberts breaks a NSW/ACT record
Evergreen boundary umpire, Luke Roberts breaks the all time number of games record by a Sydney/ACT based umpire in this weekends, GWS v Carlton game at Giants Stadium.
The previous record of 131 games was he...
Larger than life
Boundary umpire Gerard Large surprised us all when he was called in to replace an ill Chris Esler on Sunday to officiate in his 150th AFL game. Gerard, who describes himself as a solid umpire is extremely resi...
My first 50 games – what a relief
Looking for someone to take into battle who has the qualities of resilience, an ability to perform every action under immense scrutiny and pressure but who has the strength of mind to fight to retain his place ...
JA makes every minute count to 100 games
Chatting with Jason Armstrong (JA) you are disarmed by his cheerful disposition and lack of pretence. "Yeah I did an under-18 grand final with Matty Stevic and Cam Blanchard, not sure what year. I did a VFL gr...
Memorable milestone for Heath Ryan
I would like to think that all milestone matches will be as memorable as that one was on Thursday night. "Adelaide v Collingwood in front of 50,000 screaming fans. The noise was loud, it was an amazing atmosp...
From Capricornia to Canberra and 50 games
It soon becomes obvious after chatting with Ben Ryan that there haven't been many AFL products that come from Capricornia or Central Queensland as we know it. Ben can name three, ex North Melbourne player Gavi...
Jenko reaches 50
When Victorian boundary umpires' coach, Simon Leigh announced Matthew Jenkinson's 50th game to the group at training last Monday night it raised a few eyebrows from his colleagues. "Wow already, gee that w...
Matt Leppard – “get knocked down, get up again, you’re never gonna keep me down.”
As Matt Leppard walks onto Etihad tomorrow night in his 50th AFL game he is hoping they will not be playing the song by chumbawamba "I get knocked down" because the last time Essendon and the Bulldogs met at Et...