The AFL has quietly taken significant yet much-needed steps to ensure its highly-scrutinised umpiring group is adequately supported and recognised as the league’s ‘19th team’.
Unprecedented resource influx for AFL’s ‘19th team’
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Winners of the best young umps for 2018 announced
One of the most difficult assignments for any newly contracted umpire is to come into the group and stamp their position within the group.
Top 2018 Award winners announced
The AFLUA is proud to announce its 2018 award winners that were unveiled at the Awards and AGM luncheon held yesterday at Carlton.
Ray Chamberlain Launches the 2019 Chamberlain Foundation ‘Razor Ride’ to raise funds for Mental Health, loss and grief
On Monday 4 February, 35 cyclists and volunteers will set off on a challenging ride over six days from Ballarat to Melbourne to raise funds for mental health, loss and grief. The ride will be led by co-Founder of the Chamberlain Foundation and Senior AFL Field Umpire, ‘Razor’ Ray Chamberlain and Australian cycling legend Phil Anderson – the first non European to wear the famous Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France.
AFLW Season Three to kick off but it’s a first for the AFLUA
AFLW football kicks off again on Saturday for its third season but for the AFLUA it contains a significant first. The AFLUA and the AFL have forged an agreement that sees the AFLUA recognised as the representative body for all AFLW contracted umpires from this season.
Life Member George Mather turns 90
Long time VFL/AFL stalwart, George Mather turned 90 on December 30 2018.
Scott Jeffery calls time
Fairytales rarely come true, but with 308 games experience under his belt, Scott Jeffery became the most experienced field umpire in the history of the game to umpire his first AFL grand final in 2016.
Get Kenny-Bell to fly the flags at home
