Congratulations – Kevin Mitchell OAM

Congratulations – Kevin Mitchell OAM

Congratulations to AFLUA life member Kevin Mitchell on being awarded an Order of Australia Medal for services to Australian rules football.  The award was announced today in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List.
Vale Bob Dunball

Vale Bob Dunball

Bob Dunball was a larger-than-life man who brought a great strength of character to all those whose lives he touched.  Always a leader, he understood people and called a spade a spade.  He was a much-revered figure in country football as...
2021 Freeze MND Slider – Ray “Razor” Chamberlain

2021 Freeze MND Slider – Ray “Razor” Chamberlain

‘Razor’ Ray Chamberlain Despite the Melbourne v Collingwood game being played at the SCG, Patron Neale Daniher’s mantra of ‘Play On’, the Big Freeze will take place as planned, pre-game at the MCG, on the traditional Queen’s Birthday Monday. ‘Razor’ Ray...
Josh Furman 50th AFL Game Milestone

Josh Furman 50th AFL Game Milestone

AFL Umpires Milestone Alert: Congratulations to AFL Boundary Umpire Josh Furman on achieving the 50th AFL Game Milestone. Josh will be running in the AFL Richmond vs Adelaide on Sunday 30th May at the MCG.  
AFLUA Golf Day

AFLUA Golf Day

Twenty-eight current, past, and ‘friends of the umpires’ braved a dreary weather forecast to play in the AFLUA Golf Day at Latrobe Golf Club in Alphington on Monday 10th May, the first such event for many years. Current running umpires including John Howarth, Nick...
KENNETH  WILLIAM “WOOLFIE” WOOLFE –  Heritage 224

KENNETH WILLIAM “WOOLFIE” WOOLFE – Heritage 224

At the ripe young age of 93, our next “Where are they now?” has lived a very FULL life.  Always in a hurry with never a dull moment, Kenneth William Woolfe has slowed down a little with laziness creeping in which allows him time to listen to his vast music...