Field umpire Robert Miller commenced his umpiring career in 1946 in the East Suburban Churches football competition as a boundary umpire in 1946. Two years later he was accepted onto the VFL Reserve Grade as a field umpire where he umpired until the end of 1950. Robert was admitted onto the VFL senior panel in 1951 where he umpired until his retirement in 1962.
TEN of Western Australia’s football greats will be inducted to the NAB West Australian Football Hall of Fame in a special event on the playing surface at Domain Stadium on Sunday, November 26.
On a Sunday afternoon when it’s 32 degrees the last thing you’d expect to see is a hybrid game of International Rules between the Irish Gaelic team and a team of AFL stars being played at Adelaide Oval.
HAVE you ever wondered who runs further – the umpires or the players?
RESPECTED community figure and well-known AFL Goulburn Murray umpire and AFL Umpires Association Life Member, Greg Sidebottom has been honoured for his contribution to Australian football, chosen as the namesake of one of AFL Victoria’s Umpire Coach of the Year Awards.
As part of our Stop Umpire Abuse Campaign, AFL Queensland Community Umpire Development Manager and former AFL Umpire, Nicholas Liparota, shares his thoughts on the role we all play in changing negative views around umpiring.
AFLUA Life Member Len Eddy passed away on Thursday 26 October aged 88.
The AFL umpiring department has commenced its task of list management for the 2018 season.
AFLUA Life member, Don Casey has just seen his 14 year, labour of love, come to fruition with the publication of his first book, “Blood in their Boots.” The name of the book was taken from the last line of the umpires theme song “……..and they will umpire with blood in their boots.”