Field umpire Scott Jeffery had to replace Nick Foot (calf) at half time in the Essendon v Collingwood game on Sunday at the G. It is the fourth time that Scott has come on as an emergency umpire to replace an injured colleague in a match. Scott on the other hand has had to be replaced four times when he has been injured in a match.
State Umpire Manager in SA, Shane Harris has been a fantastic supporter of our FM MDE program since its inception. This weekend he took it a step further with the help of Maureen Lawlor from Down Syndrome SA when 11 Down Syndrome participants played football on Adelaide Oval at half time in the Port Adelaide v St. Kilda match. See the Adelaide Advertiser article about the match and look for a series of photos that we will publish on our website and Sportability Facebook page during the week. Congratulations to all who helped make the day memorable for our participants.
THESE passionate footy fans are gearing up to play the game they love in front of a crowd of thousands at the state’s biggest stadium.
Field umpire Jacob Mollison had to travel 16,100 kilometres (return trip) to reach his 200 game milestone. Further than any other person in the history of the game has had to travel to achieve it. “It was a great experience, we had an awesome crew, all we had to do was turn up at the designated time and everything was taken care of,” reflected Jacob as he spoke about his trip to China for his 200th AFL game.
Former VFL goal umpire, Kevin Barker, aged 81 passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday evening.
High scoring, fast paced footy was the main attraction on the weekend just passed. Who said there was a problem with AFL football? To take a leaf from a current coaches handbook, “let the cobblers cobble and the players play.”
Last Saturday night at the Wrest Point Casino in Hobart, current AFL field umpire Scott Jeffery was elevated to legend status in the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame. Scott and his family attended the night to share in the achievement of one of the best, yet understated umpires in the game.
Scott Jeffery and Mitch Le Fevre were honoured in a roll call of Tasmanian football champions on Saturday night in Hobart’s, Wrest Point Casino.
Damien Cusack recently officiated in his 100thAFL game at the Melbourne v Collingwood game at the MCG. It only seems like yesterday that Damien arrived on the AFL scene.