Boundary umpire, Mitch Le Fevre spent more time getting up and out of his seat and getting behind the microphone than our MC did at our awards function on Sunday 11 February 2018.
Mitch Le Fevre makes 2017 count
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Donlon and Stevic tie for AFLUA’s highest field umpire award
The Bishop Shield is named in honour of the late Barry “Bishop” Sheen who throughout his short career typified the criteria against which this award is judged. Achieving on field success, actively contributing to and supporting the AFLUA and role modelling the attributes of commitment, loyalty and dedication. The award is peer voted which makes it very prestigious among the group.
Vale Bill Terrill
Bill Terrill’s most memorable moment as a VFL umpire didn’t come on the field, it came in 1955 after a Farrer League final. Bill was sitting in the kitchen of the Gloucester Hotel in Albury about 7.30pm after the final eating his dinner when he was introduced to a most attractive young lady, Adeline Lester. “I married her in March 1956. Some old aunties said it would never last. Sixty one years later we are still going strong,” said Bill with a great smile. Jim Rowe, also an AFLUA life member was best man at their wedding.
Newly appointed AFL Rookie, Trent McPhee
“Lucky undies”? “Listening to music”……….these are two of the pre-game rituals WA based Rookie umpire Trent McPhee follows before taking the field each week.
Following in his fathers’ footsteps….
Following in his father Gavin’s footsteps, Cameron ‘Dorey’ Dore is quickly rising through the umpiring ranks with two impressive years at the VFL, after a successful beginning at the Victorian Amateurs. In 2016, in his first year with the VFL, Cameron umpired the TAC Cup Grand Final and was the winner of the VFUA’s Frank Leverett Shield for best first-year umpire across all disciplines.
Jamie Broadbent joins the AFL rookie list
Becoming a rookie umpire and being part of the AFL Accelerated Development Program are career highlights for South Australian based Rookie Umpire Jamie Broadbent, who joins the rookie program in 2018.
Sean Moylan – newly listed WA Boundary Umpire
Many umpires have started their careers on the promise of earning some pretty handy cash during their early schooling days and Sean Moylan was no different when he commenced umpiring as a field umpire with the East Fremantle District Junior Umpires in 2010. He umpired two years as a field umpire before transitioning to a boundary umpire at the WAFL where he’s been for the last six seasons. Sean has umpired in three WAFL grand finals (2015, 2016 and 2017), two state games (2016 and 2017) and was the recipient of the John Devine Medallion in both 2016 and 2017.
Nathan Williamson wins most promising field umpire award
His disarming smile and blonde surfer looks belie the resilience and focus of the most promising first or second year field umpire, Nathan Williamson. The award is based on the rankings from the AFL Umpiring Department.
Josh Garrett wins Bill Sutton Medallion
Josh hasn’t put a foot wrong in his two years on the AFL list. Recruited from the WAFL at the tender age of 19, Josh came with high expectations having umpired the 2014 and 2015 WAFL grand finals. He was also the recipient of the Devine Medal for the boundary umpire of the year in WA in 2015.