AFL umpires are ramping up pressure on the AFL Commission to dispense with the traditional centre bounce.
AFL umpires up the pressure to get rid of centre bounce
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Centre bounce an AFL tradition the game can do without
Tradition is an important part of football. There’s perhaps no better example than the annual angst over the possibility of shifting the AFL grand final from its customary 2.30pm start to a twilight or night timeslot.
Powering on to the AFL list
Congratulations to our new Rookie in Western Australia – Justin Power.
Rookie Kayne Nund returns to the list
2017 sees the return of Kayne Nund to the Rookie Squad in Queensland after serving as a Rookie before in 2014.
AFLUA Life Member – John Martin passes away
AFLUA life member, John Martin passed away peacefully on Tuesday February 14. He was aged 92.
Eleni breaks the glass ceiling and makes history
With all the fan fare of the new AFLW league entering its third week of competition and new AFL fans craving news of their latest stars one of the most significant appointments in VFL/AFL history has virtually gone unheralded.
Andrew Heffernan – newly listed rookie
Andrew Heffernan is one of the new Rookie squad umpires for season 2017.
Leigh Haussen appointed to the AFL Senior List – after Jordan Bannister retires
The AFLUA welcomes the appointment of Leigh Haussen to the AFL list for season 2017.
AFL umpiring: ‘I don’t have a silver bullet,’ says Gillon McLachlan
The AFL has revealed a review of umpiring work practices and contact hours in a bid to improve the standard of the game’s officiators with league chief Gillon McLachlan admitting he has no solution to the dilemma.