Congratulations to field umpire Samuel Nippress, who has been added to the 2022 AFL Rookie Umpires’ list.
Samuel Nippress – promotion to AFL Rookies’ List
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Milestones
Simon Blight – Promotion to AFL Boundary Umpires List
Congratulations to Simon Blight, who has been elevated to the 2022 AFL Boundary Umpires’ List.
Tom Sullivan – AFL Debut
Goal Umpire Tom Sullivan reflected on an “amazing occasion”, as he umpired his first career AFL match in Round 3 of the 2022 season.
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.