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Umpires ‘StepUp!’ for Down Syndrome Victoria

On Sunday 22nd AFLUA members volunteered at Down Syndrome Victoria’s annual StepUp! for Down Syndrome event, helping raise $45,574 to provide support for people with Down syndrome and their families. Ex-umps...

Cameron Manthey Recognised as Queensland’s Best

The AFL Umpires Association would like to congratulate Cameron Manthey on being awarded the 2023 AFL Queensland Umpire of the Year last Sunday. He now joins four-time winner Andrew Stephens and two-time winner ...

Vale Ted Johnson

The AFLUA was saddened to learn that Life Member and Lifetime Achievement Recipient Ted ‘Teddy’ Johnson recently passed away. Ted Johnson gave sixty years of service to Australian football as an umpire, traine...

Chris Gordon – another milestone reached

Congratulations to boundary umpire Chris Gordon, who will mark his 350th career AFL match this weekend when he takes to the field for the 2023 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Brisbane Lions at the MCG. ...

2023 AFL GRAND FINAL UMPIRES – UPDATE

Congratulations to the umpires selected to the 2023 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Brisbane at the MCG on Saturday. The following is the full list of umpires for Saturday’s title showdown. The numbe...

2023 AFL PRELIMINARY FINALS UMPIRE APPOINTMENTS

Congratulations to the 24 umpires who have been selected as part of the officials’ panel for the 2023 AFL Preliminary Finals, which will be played across Friday and Saturday (22-23 September 2023). The first...

‘Where Are They Now?’ – GRAEME KEITH WILLIAMS

Well, here we go! If my next ‘Where are they Now?’ profile is not an umpiring man, then I have not seen one. Graeme Keith Williams has done it all. Starting as a Field Umpire; 6 Senior VFL games; 10 VCFL Gra...