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QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY 2019 HONOURS LIST – DAVID JOHN FLEGG AM
It is with great pleasure that l advise that David John Flegg has been awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for his services to umpiring at the VFL and AFL level over a period spanning in excess of 35 years. The Award was announced today in the Queen’s Birthday 2019 Honours List.
50 games up for Michael Baker
Michael started boundary umpiring in Canberra in 2004 where he umpired his first final in 2005 and his first grand final in 2006. He then umpired the AFL Canberra Premier Division Grand Final and the Under 16 National Championships in 2007. Michael’s 2008/09 seasons were cut short due to injury/illnesses.
Goal Umpire, Michael Palm achieves 100 games
Big crowd, traditional rivals, last quarter come back, MCG….what more could you ask in setting the scene for your 100thAFL game?
Round 11 shorts: Jeff Dalgleish completes a big week with a milestone
WA based field umpire, Jeff Dalgleish umpired his 200th AFL match on Sunday, just under a week after the birth of his second child. No amount of distraction would keep Jeff from taking the field in the WCE v WB game so he could end the weekend on a high. Congrats Jeff.
Round 9 and 10 shorts – The milestones keep on coming
Boundary umpire Michael Marantelli was the 142nd umpire, but only the 49th boundary umpire to officiate in 200 AFL games. Michael achieved this feat in the Richmond v Hawthorn match at the MCG. In reaching this milestone Michael became the fastest boundary umpire in the history of the game to reach 200 games – in 8 years and 53 days – eclipsing the previous fastest, Mark Forster and Chris Gordon (8 years 65 days). Michael’s total includes 19 finals and 3 grand finals.
Chris Esler celebrates 150 AFL Games
Chris Esler became the third boundary umpire to reach his 150th AFL game milestone in the first eight rounds of this season when he officiated the Collingwood v Port Adelaide game on Friday 3 May at the MCG.
‘Pretty amazing’ reflects AFL Boundary Umpire, Matt Konetschka on his 150th game
“Pretty amazing” is how Matt Konetschka described his AFL journey to date, before taking the field for his 150thAFL game at the Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns game on Sunday 21 April 2019.
An umpire one day and a race winner the next – Shane Thiele umpires his 200th AFL game
Who umpires an AFL match on a Saturday afternoon at the MCG then participates in the challenging Great Train Race on Sunday morning!