Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
One would have thought moving from the cold winters in Tasmania to tropical Queensland might have proved somewhat difficult for Adam Reardon but not so. Since his appointment to the AFL list, Adam has performed strongly and now finds himself with 50 AFL games under...
Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Andre ‘Gia’ Gianfagna umpired his first AFL game in 2018 in round 4 – North Melbourne v Carlton in Hobart. Prior to his umpiring career, Gia was a rookie listed player with Melbourne, before joining the Northern Blues where he co-captained their VFL side for 2 years....
Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Umpiring his 250th game between Geelong and Richmond at Metricon Stadium in front of a restricted crowd during the middle of a pandemic is not something Rob Findlay would have contemplated in the lead up to the 2020 football season. Like many umpires with the onset of...
Oct 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Living in Hubs and being away from home has been an experience for a number of umpires this year and Patrick Jackson is no different admitting “It is what it is!” Patrick who has spent almost 3 months away with time in Sydney, the Gold Coast and Cairns recently...
Oct 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
“This has been a crazy year” is a good way to sum up anyone’s association with AFL football (and life in general) this year but spare a thought for Leigh Fisher who recently umpired his 150th AFL game – Adelaide v GWS on Tuesday 8th September at Adelaide Oval. In...
Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Luke’s umpiring experience began in mid 2005 when he decided to jump ship from playing across to umpiring. It happened by chance that the local amateur goal umpires were training at the same ground that he was playing local footy, so it was an easy transition...
