‘Surreal’ was the word field umpire Andrew Adair used to describe his maiden AFL match, after taking to the field at the Heritage Bank Stadium where Gold Coast and Sydney Swans battled for their opening Premiership points from Round 1.
Completing his two hundredth AFL match… Umpiring in his first career AFL Grand Final in front of over 100,000 spectators at the MCG… For field umpire Brendan ‘Hosko’ Hosking, season 2022 was strewn with memorable umpiring moments.
Young kids all have their dreams, and some grow up wanting to play AFL footy.
Congratulations to retired field umpire Ian Robinson, who was inducted into the AFL Premiership Players’ Club at their Annual Stamp Launch on the 17th of November 2022.
Congratulations to AFLW Season 7 Grand Final boundary umpire Blake Anderson, who is set to ride the white line this weekend in his 50th AFLW match – our first major AFLW milestone since the competition’s inception.
Congratulations to Thomas Chrystie (Field), Trent Bowes (Boundary) and Adam Steger (Goal), who were selected as the AFLW All-Australian Umpires for 2022.
Congratulations to Goal Umpire Georgia Henderson, who received the inaugural AFLW Umpire Rising Star award at the recent 2022 AFLW Season 7 function.
Congratulations to umpires Tom Bryce (Field), Martin Elsegood (Boundary) and Braden Ford (Goal), who were recently presented with their honours at the 2022 SANFL Golden Whistle Awards function.
Congratulations to the 2022 AFL Grand Final Umpires –