Sydney Swans’ Lance “Buddy” Franklin etched his name into the footy record books as only the 6th VFL/AFL player to score 1,000 goals.
1,000th goal of Lance Franklin – Umpire’s perspective
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Umpire Shorts
2022 NAB AFLW Grand Final Moments
A selection of photos from the 2022 NAB AFLW Grand Final (Adelaide Crows v Melbourne, at Adelaide Oval – April 9 , 2022).
Tom Sullivan – AFL Debut
Goal Umpire Tom Sullivan reflected on an “amazing occasion”, as he umpired his first career AFL match in Round 3 of the 2022 season.
Rhys Negerman – AFL debut
Goal Umpire Rhys Negerman was another debutant in the 2022 AFL Round 2, as he officiated in the match-up between Port Adelaide and Hawthorn.
Ty Duncan – AFL debut
Congratulations to Boundary Umpire Ty Duncan, who marked his maiden AFL outing alongside his idol Peter Bock.
Know your umpire – Harrison Hansford
Umpiring at the elite level, being a published academic author and a University of NSW PhD candidate and coaching the AFL Sydney boundaries – Harrison Hansford wears many hats.
Boundary Umpiring trio make AFL debut
Congratulations to Boundary Umpires Ben Fely, Nick Phillips and Jordan Russell, who umpired their first career AFL matches in Round 1 (2022).
Michael Pell reflects on AFL landmark
Field Umpire Michael Pell described the milestone as “a great sense of achievement”, as he umpired his first full match since promotion to the 2022 AFL Field Umpires List.
Michael Pell – promotion to the AFL Field Umpires List
Congratulations to AFL Rookie Michael Pell, who was promoted to the AFL Field Umpires List for season 2022!