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Boundary umpire, Mitch Le Fevre achieved another milestone on Saturday evening, in Tasmanian like weather conditions.  Mitch would’ve felt right at home in the 7-degree temperature (windchill 3-degrees), albeit it would have been hotter on the ground.  Mitch moves into rare space in umpiring terms.  There are only 19 other boundary umpires who have appeared in more games than Mitch in the history of the game.  Currently he stands equal with Glenn Sinclair (1998-2011).  The boy from Tassie has been a finals stalwart over the past few seasons, including the 2017 grand final.  Congratulations Mitch!

Some fifty young Down Syndrome participants and their siblings got the thrill of a lifetime when they got to have a “kick on the G” prior to the Melbourne v GWS match on Sunday.  The AFL, MCC and Apricot Consulting got on the front foot to organise the third annual grid game.  Chris Donlon drove the agenda, umpire’s boss, Grant Williams, like his predecessors, Peter Schwab, Luke Ball and Wayne Campbell umpired one match, while the son of Jack McBurney, Oscar umpired the other.  Melbourne players made a surprise visit to the games and brought them to a premature halt with eager kids wanting photographs and a kick to kick with the AFL stars.