Second only to the AFL Grand Final in size and prestige, the annual Anzac Day match between Essendon and Collingwood is one of the most anticipated days on the AFL calendar.
Adam Wojcik – 300 Games
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Milestones
Chelsea Roffey – 300 Games
After 20 years umpiring, Chelsea Roffey will officiate her 300th game this Saturday when Collingwood play Port Adelaide at the MCG.
Luke Graves Debuts
Last week’s match between the Gold Coast and Richmond not only formed part of the opening of the 2024 AFL season, but also the AFL umpiring career of Luke Graves.
Trent Bowes: On 50 Games and More
In round ten of Season Eight of the AFLW, when Geelong trounced Hawthorne at GMHBA stadium, umpiring history was, as ever, quietly being made on the boundary. Trent Bowes would walk off the ground that day as just the second umpire in the history of the competition to reach the milestone of 50 AFLW games.
Greta Miller – 50 Games
The AFLUA would like to congratulate boundary umpire Greta Miller on completing her 50th AFLW game. Having done so, Greta has made history by becoming the first female, and just the third umpire overall, to reach this milestone in the AFLW.
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.
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 function. This is a reward for their outstanding year of umpiring.
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.