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Life in footy’s firing line

An invitation into the inner sanctum of the weekly AFL umpires review debunks a few myths surrounding the men who adjudicate the national game. Please click here to view the full article from The West Austra...

Round 19 – Shorts

Twenty five weeks into a tough season that will go to the wire for teams fighting for a top 8 finish and our field umpires are dropping like flies.  Heath Ryan has finally succumbed to a season ending Achilles ...

Stuart knows “Wenn” to retire

Evergreen field umpire, Stuart Wenn announced his retirement from the AFL umpiring panel effective from the end of the 2014 season at a meeting of his umpiring colleagues on Monday night. Stuart has had a wr...

Brett Rosebury reaches 300

Brett Rosebury will become the first West Australian born umpire to reach 300 AFL games this coming weekend in the North Melbourne v. Geelong match on Saturday.  Brett becomes the 18th field umpire in VFL/AFL h...

Round 18 – Shorts

Jason Venkataya represented umpiring with distinction at the AFL opening of the Multi-cultural round.  Jason was part of a panel interviewed by Jason Mifsud, AFL head of diversity.  He outlined his families jou...

Rob makes 50 with a lot more to come

Ask Rob Taylor what his best or most enjoyable game was and he fires right back without any ego "I haven't had it yet!"  Rob goes on to say, "there were plenty of times in my short career when I didn't think I'...