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.
The jury is still out after 6 games of the 2018 version of the four umpire trial. Free kicks were up slightly and commentators who were previously forwards in the game certainly relished the additional protection afforded their present day players received.
Queensland field umpire, Tom McArthur passed away suddenly on Friday June 15. Tom was a good friend of the AFLUA and all umpires. In Queensland his career was without peer.
Photo: AFLUA Life Member, Gordon and his wife Wilma
Four field umpires will officiate every game in rounds 13 and 14 in a trial that could be adopted on a full-time basis next season.
Rob Findlay returned to the ground where his career started this weekend, when he officiated in his 200thAFL match between Melbourne and Collingwood in the Queen’s Birthday classic at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of a huge crowd. Sitting in the crowd were his proud parents, wife and three children, all cheering for #23!
The split rounds have commenced and when we look around we have to ask ourselves where has the season gone? It is fair to say that we all just get onto that treadmill called the weekly cycle and start peddling hard, just to keep up.