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‘HOWZAT!’ is a cry that you do not hear often in AFL Football, but our next ‘Where are they Now?’ profile, in Barry Royston Morrison, has used that appeal probably thousands of times whilst playing Cricket with the Northcote Cricket Club in the Premier Division of District Cricket. Now Barry, who with the VFLUA umpired at many country leagues over the 11 years he was on the list, has one claim to fame that he was a member of the 1965-66 Cricket Premiership, the team that chased down 9 dec. 514 by Essendon C.C. to win the match with a record score of 5 for 516. In this game, Bill Lawry the opening batsman, stated to his fellow teammates ‘If you get half the runs, I will get the rest’, and as it turned out, Bill was 282 not out at the end of play. Barry was disappointed that he did not get a chance to bat as he was next in but as the club’s wicket-keeper, contributed with three catches in the match. Barry played 123 games for the Northcote C.C. First XI from 1956-71.

Field umpire Jack Edwards recently called stumps on his officiating days after plying the trade for 19 years. His career span included 159 VFL matches between 2010 and 2022, and 11 AFL matches across 2015-2016.