Goal Umpire Tom Sullivan reflected on an “amazing occasion”, as he umpired his first career AFL match in Round 3 of the 2022 season.
Tom Sullivan – AFL Debut
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Milestones
Rhys Negerman – AFL debut
Goal Umpire Rhys Negerman was another debutant in the 2022 AFL Round 2, as he officiated in the match-up between Port Adelaide and Hawthorn.
Ty Duncan – AFL debut
Congratulations to Boundary Umpire Ty Duncan, who marked his maiden AFL outing alongside his idol Peter Bock.
Boundary Umpiring trio make AFL debut
Congratulations to Boundary Umpires Ben Fely, Nick Phillips and Jordan Russell, who umpired their first career AFL matches in Round 1 (2022).
Michael Pell reflects on AFL landmark
Field Umpire Michael Pell described the milestone as “a great sense of achievement”, as he umpired his first full match since promotion to the 2022 AFL Field Umpires List.
Michael Pell – promotion to the AFL Field Umpires List
Congratulations to AFL Rookie Michael Pell, who was promoted to the AFL Field Umpires List for season 2022!
Some great milestones in a week of silence
I’m sure that one of the joys in footy is sharing milestones with colleagues, friends and family. The umpiring department is often inundated with requests from our umpires for tickets to enable everyone the opportunity to share the event.
One of a kind – Mark’s his 400th AFL game
South Australian based boundary umpire, Mark Thomson became only the second boundary umpire in the history of the game to umpire 400 AFL games in the round 23 clash between Port Adelaide and Fremantle. The other is his good mate and colleague, Darren Wilson. Mark becomes only the 7th umpire in the history of the game to umpire 400 plus games. Nothing short of a phenomenal effort for a man committed to his craft.
Hayden hits 50………. 50 AFL Games
It only seems like yesterday that Hayden Gavine commenced his career with the AFL, having been appointed to the list in 2017. Two seasons later, he notched up his 50thAFL game when he took to the field on Saturday 24thAugust to umpire the North Melbourne v Melbourne game in round 23, 2019.