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.
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