A very patient 50 games
Who am I?
I live in Moonta. It takes me four hours to drive to training and back each training session.
I am 28 years of age.
I am an AFL goal umpire.
If you don't have an answer now then you will ...
AFL Umpire Simon Meredith on the mend after major health scare
Simon Meredith felt fine, when he flew to Sydney two weeks ago to umpire the Swans’ game against Port Adelaide. He slept well, ate breakfast, watched some soccer on television, headed to the ground and warmed u...
100 games for a quiet South Australian
School holidays mean a lot to our teaching colleagues, they can simply pack up and head home. What makes these holidays especially sweet for boundary umpire Shane Thiele is that he gets to umpire his 100th game...
My memorable experience at training
On Wednesday 25th of June a group of 10 field umpires gathered at Visy Park, to undertake their biweekly training session, commencing at 2pm. Due to the rain the previous day, ground one was quite soft making t...
No science in right time, right place
Queensland boundary umpire, Nick Wade achieves his 50 game milestone this weekend when Brisbane plays North Melbourne at the Gabba.
Nick is a realist when it comes to understanding his strengths and weakness...
A first game with a difference
When first gamer Robert Whitehead walked onto the ground at Metricon Stadium last Saturday evening he allowed himself a look back up into the crowd to see his sister. It was she after all that introduced him t...
Luke Roberts breaks a NSW/ACT record
Evergreen boundary umpire, Luke Roberts breaks the all time number of games record by a Sydney/ACT based umpire in this weekends, GWS v Carlton game at Giants Stadium.
The previous record of 131 games was he...
Larger than life
Boundary umpire Gerard Large surprised us all when he was called in to replace an ill Chris Esler on Sunday to officiate in his 150th AFL game. Gerard, who describes himself as a solid umpire is extremely resi...