Athletes clad in clumsy footwear took to Leonora’s main street during festivities after the elite mile heats to race in the annual Golden Gift’s Work Boot Sprint on Saturday night.
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Matthew Tomkins – 150 AFL games
For Matt, it only seems like yesterday that he walked into his first AFL training session alongside Chris Esler and Matt Jenkinson but last Saturday Matt Tomkins officiated his 150thAFL game.
Round 10 shorts – Goal umpires continue to perform to the elite standards expected
How do we separate the score review system from our elite performers, the goal umpires? This is the vexed question the AFL needs to grapple with as the score review comes under extreme pressure from key stakeholders. Coaches, players, commentators and supporters are becoming increasingly frustrated with the apparent inequities in the system. General Manager Football Operations, Steve Hocking ticked off two controversial score review decisions in the Richmond v St Kilda match saying that the score reviewer had more camera angles and better vision than that of the broadcaster in making the correct decisions on Sunday. Then 24 hours later the AFL reversed one of these decisions. The goal umpire was correct! Sadly, the crowds at games, who appear to have a limited understanding of the process take their frustrations out on goal umpires and umpiring in general at games.
Veteran whistle blower believes umpire-player relationships have never been stronger
Umpires have been front and centre in the past few weeks.
Michael Saunders – a remote 200!
When Michael stepped onto Spotless Stadium last Saturday he did so with little fan fare and even less recognition of the milestone that has taken him 9 years and 45 days to achieve, 200 AFL games. Michael becomes the 137th umpire to achieve the feat and only the 47th boundary umpire in the games history to come this far. However, what is even more remarkable is that Michael becomes only the 8th boundary umpire from interstate to reach the 200 game milestone.
Round 9 shorts – Mollison travels to China for his 200th game
Congratulations to Jacob Mollison on achieving his 200 game milestone but he had to travel further than any other umpire in the history of the game to achieve it, Shanghai! Jacob came onto the list in 2008 from the VFL via Albury in the Ovens and Murray Football League after umpiring 3 grand finals in that competition, then two senior VFL grand finals. Jacob has umpired one AFL final in 2011.
Vale Harold Hodgson
Former VFL umpire and VFLUA Life Member, Harold Hodgson passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 15, aged 86.
Adam Wojcik – fastest goal umpire to achieve 200 AFL games
Congratulations to Adam Wojcik on umpiring his 200thgame at the Carlton v Essendon match on Saturday 12 May. In so doing, Adam became the 138thVFL/AFL umpire and 41stgoal umpire to officiate 200 games. He also became the fastest VFL/AFL goal umpire to reach this milestone – 10 years 22 days, replacing Bob Barker who achieved the same milestone in 10 years 141 days.
Field Umpire, David Harris – 100 AFL games
Field Umpire, David Harris achieved his 100th AFL game milestone in the game between Adelaide and Carlton at Adelaide Oval on 5 May 2018.