Congratulations to 16-year-old Emma Stark, who became the youngest field umpire to officiate in an elite AFL competition, following her AFLW 2022 Round 1 debut.
Emma Stark – youngest field umpire in elite-level AFL competition
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Milestones
Darren Wilson inducted into West End SA Football Hall of Fame
Congratulations to retired boundary umpire Darren Wilson (AFLUA Heritage No. 431), who was recently inducted into the West End SA Football Hall of Fame honour roll.
Chris Gordon marks maiden All-Australian Award
Boundary Umpire Chris Gordon’s 2022 All-Australian honour comes as an incredible achievement, which he described as a reflection piece of his umpiring journey that began almost 20 years ago.
Matthew Dervan records second All-Australian award
Matthew Dervan has doubled his All-Australian tally, after being chosen as the All-Australian Goal Umpire for 2022 at the recent AFL awards.
Consistency at the heart of it for Simon Meredith
Simon Meredith was adjudged the 2022 All-Australian Field Umpire at last Wednesday’s (August 24, 2022) awards function at Melbourne’s Centrepiece.
2022 All-Australian Umpires
Congratulations to Christopher Gordon (B), Simon Meredith (F) and Matthew Dervan (G), who were selected as the three All-Australian Umpires for 2022.
AFL Season 2022 Umpiring Milestones
With 23 Rounds of the AFL Season 2022 completed, here is a summary of the landmark umpiring milestones so far from this season.
Jordyn Pearson – celebrating a year of milestones
Congratulations to Victorian field umpire Jordyn Pearson, who made her VFL debut this month in Round 7 (Essendon v Box Hill Hawks) at Windy Hill. After Annie Mirabile and Eleni Glouftsis, Jordyn is now the third female field umpire to have officiated in a VFL match.
Jason Yazdani – AFL debut
Congratulations to goal umpire Jason Yazdani, who joins the list of debutants in the ongoing 2022 AFL season.