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‘Wild ride to 100 games’ – congratulations Craig Fleer

As Craig so eloquently put it, his journey with the AFL has been a pretty wild one with some amazing highs and significant lows. From making the list after 26 state league games, injuries, overseas study trips, delisting, returning to the AFL list, finals panel selection, a lot has happened in the last six years. The one thing that remains with every one of Craig’s 100 games is the thrill of living out the dream of umpiring AFL football.

Round 4 Shorts: Son of a gun umpires his 50th game

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It would be fair to say that field umpire Brent Wallace has had more than his share of setbacks since he was first contracted to the list in 2015. Last Thursday night Brent stepped out in his 50th AFL match following his first injury-free preseason since 2015 and nothing could be done to wipe the smile off his face. Brent, has struggled with a significant calf injury and only umpired the last 10 games of the 2018 season. Strength and Conditioning Coach, Rob Jackson has determined that Brent will do all of his training, running in patterns that he would use in a game. Hey presto, it worked. Let’s hope the next 50 come a little quicker Wally.

Round 3 shorts: The world has been tilted off its axis and it’s only Round 3!

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If you’ve followed the media closely over the weekend you could quickly assume that the football world has become unhinged and fallen off its axis. Every commentator had an opinion on different aspects of last weekend’s games.

Book Launch: More of the Kangaroo – 150 years of Australian football in Queensland – 1866 to 2016

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Congratulations to former AFL umpire Murray Bird along with his colleague Greg Parker who will launch their new book, ‘More of the Kangaroo – 150 years of Australian football in Queensland – 1866 to 2016’.

Round One brings up 100 games for Tim Lougoon

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Tim made his debut as an AFL umpire in round 5 of the 2014 AFL season and recently reached his 100thAFL game when he umpired the Richmond v Carlton game in round one.

Final list announcements 2019

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The final list announcements were made in the lead up to the AFLW grand final last week. VFL umpire and contracted Rookie field umpire, Andrew Heffernan was offered the 34th and last spot on the list as a contracted field umpire for 2019.

Ray Chamberlain receives AFL life membership

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AFL field umpire, Ray Chamberlain received one of the most prestigious accolades the AFL bestows, life membership at the 2019 season launch at the Melbourne Town Hall in March.

Round 2 shorts: The milestones continue

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Field umpire Brett Rosebury becomes the 5th field umpire, and 6th umpire all time, to reach the 400-game milestone in VFL/AFL history. Brett who started his career in Perth, because in his own words, he thought “he could do a better job umpiring than those who officiated in his under-age games,” has quietly moved to become one of the most consistent umpires in the modern era. With eight AFL grand finals and 44 finals, he is one of the dominant decision makers of the past 10 years. Brett also gives back to the group as a leader having been part of the field umpires leadership group for a number of years and who has taken up the position of AFLUA President in 2019.