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 thir...

Congratulations to goal umpire Jason Yazdani, who joins the list of debutants in the ongoing 2022 AFL season. Jason, WAFL’s 2016 Rising Star and 2021 Goal Umpire of the Year, officiated in his first AFL matc...

Welcome to field umpire Matthew Young, who has joined the AFL Rookie Umpires’ List for 2022. A 146-game (*includes NEAFL matches, 2011-2019) veteran of the state umpiring scene, and 11 matches into his AFLW ...

Over the years in his umpiring career, field umpire Nic McGinness has learnt to build flexibility into his preparations, to accommodate for the unexpected circumstances that could lead up to a matchday. This mi...

Congratulations to Boundary Umpire Simon Blight, who made his AFL debut in Round 7 of the 2022 season. Simon officiated at the Melbourne v Hawthorn showdown at the 39,000-strong MCG, where Melbourne emerged ...

Congratulations to field umpire Samuel Nippress, who has been added to the 2022 AFL Rookie Umpires’ list. Samuel took up the whistle in 2008 with the AFL Central Australia. He has since progressed steadily –...

Congratulations to Simon Blight, who has been elevated to the 2022 AFL Boundary Umpires’ List. With 27 career AFLW matches and 94 VFL matches to his name, Simon further umpired at two AFLW Grand Finals (2021...

Goal Umpire Tom Sullivan reflected on an “amazing occasion”, as he umpired his first career AFL match in Round 3 of the 2022 season. The Gabba was treated to a goal-glut on April 2 (Saturday), as Brisbane ra...