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Frank finally says his farewell
Walking into the trainers room last night I thought I had walked into a “back to the future” moment. There was Frank Knight holding the tub of lollies rationing them out to the guys as they came off the track. Frank had returned to the fold to say hello to the group and renew old acquaintances. It was the first time he had been able to return since his retirement in November last year.
Round 10 – shorts
Field umpire, Justin Schmitt was back for his first AFL match since tearing a calf in round 3. Justin umpired the GWS v Richmond game. Troy Pannell was still suffering from the knock he received over a week ago and was struggling to train last week.
Walking in the boots of the whistleblowers
“Do we have a whistle lying around?”
Round 9 – shorts
The long weekend of football started in great fashion in Adelaide, with the largest crowd for a home and away game in Adelaide making so much noise that the umpires still haven’t heard the three quarter time siren. What a way for Heath Ryan to bring up his 100th AFL match.
Interview with field umpire Troy Pannell
Click here to listen to an interview with field umpire Troy Pannell on the collision with Nick Malceski. Interview courtesy of 3AW Sports Today.
Memorable milestone for Heath Ryan
I would like to think that all milestone matches will be as memorable as that one was on Thursday night. “Adelaide v Collingwood in front of 50,000 screaming fans. The noise was loud, it was an amazing atmosphere, I couldn’t want for anything more,” said an elated Heath today as he walked with his wife Danielle and son Harrison into the Adelaide zoo. He had brought his family, including his mother and father across to Adelaide to help celebrate his milestone.
Teacher’s top marks
Please click here to view an article regarding Western Australian, rookie based AFL Field umpire, Matthew Adams.
Round 8 – Shorts
History was made on Saturday night at the “G” when our two female goal umpires were appointed to the “field of women” match in recognition of the women’s round and the breast cancer network. Rose and Chelsea had been involved in extensive media in the lead-up to the game and represented umpiring and women in an extremely positive light. They are both true professionals.