Field Umpires

AFLUA Heritage Number: 403

Shirt Number: 1

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 354

1st AFL Match: 2005 , Hawthorn v Brisbane

Commenced umpiring career with: MSJFL in 1992, VAFA in 1994

Honours in umpiring: 

AFL Finals – 2021

Umpire of the Year (The Bishop Shield) – 2017

AFL Grand Final umpire – 2011

Ian Coates Medallion – 2006

VFL grand final – 2004

VFL U18 grand final – 1999

U18 national championships – 2000

U16 national championships – 1999

AFLUA Heritage Number: 424

Shirt Number: 2

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 171

1st AFL Match: 2012 RD 2, St Kilda v Gold Coast

Commenced umpiring career with: Tasmanian Football Umpires Association – 2001

Honours in umpiring:

TSL senior grand finals – 2009, 2010 and 2011

AIS All-Australian Umpire – 2011

Tasmanian Umpire of the Year – 2011

European Legion v Australia U17 in England – 2012

AFLUA Heritage Number: 429

Shirt Number: 3

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 174

1st AFL Match: Round 3 2013, Melbourne v West Coast Eagles

Commenced umpiring career with: VAFA – 2011

Honours in umpiring: 

Winner of most promising first- or second-year umpire – 2014

AFLUA Heritage Number: 442

Shirt Number: 4

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 44

1st AFL Match: 2019 R1, Freemantle v North Melbourne

Commenced umpiring career with: West Perth Junior District Umpires Association, 2005

Honours in umpiring:

Winner of most promising first- or second-year umpire – 2020

WAFL League Grand Final – 2016 and 2018

WAFL Colts Grand Final – 2013, 2014 and 2018

National Officiating Scholarship – 2016

AFLUA Heritage Number: 437

Shirt number: 5

AFL matches at the end of 2021: 83

1st AFL Match: Round 5 2017, Western Bulldogs v Brisbane

Commenced umpiring career with: 2001, Sturt Primary Schools, SANFL, 2006

Honours in umpiring: 

SANFL Grand Finals – 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013

Golden Whistle – 2012

Shirt Number: 6

AFL matches at the end of 2021: 22

AFLW matches at the end of 2021: 16

Umpiring Honours:

Winner of most promising first- or second-year umpire – 2021

AFLUA Heritage Number: 416

Shirt Number: 7

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 237

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 3

1st AFL Match: 2009, Freemantle v Sydney

Commenced umpiring career with: East Freemantle Juniors and WA Amateur Football League, 1999

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Grand Final – 2015

AFLUA Heritage Number: 384

Shirt Number: 8

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 458

1st AFL Match: 2000, Freemantle v St. Kilda

Commenced umpiring career with: South Suburban Juniors, WA – 1995

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Grand Final – 2009, 2010 + 2010 replay, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2021

AFL All-Australian – 2008, 2009 and 2011

AFLUA Umpire of the Year (the Bishop Shield) – 2008, 2009, 2020 and 2021

NAB Cup Grand Finals – 2008, 2010 and 2011

Ian Coates Medallion – 2001

Ireland v Australia International Rules Series – 2010 in Ireland (2nd Test)

U16 National Championships – 1998

U18 National Championships – 1999

NTFL Grand Final – 1998 and 1999

WAFL Grand Final – 1999 and 2000

AFLUA Heritage Number: 397

Shirt Number: 9

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 427

1st AFL Match: 2004, Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles

Commenced umpiring career with: West Gippsland Umpires Association – 1991

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Grand Final – 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021

AFL Finals – 2021

Umpire of the Year (Bishop Shield) – 2015 and 2017

AFL All Australian umpire – 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021

VFL Grand Final – 2003

U17 international series – 2004

ANZAC day – 2009

International series umpire – 2013

AFLUA Heritage number: 431

Shirt Number: 10

1st AFL Match: 2014, RD 7, Hawthorn v St Kilda

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 148

150^th AFL Match: 2022, RD 2, Richmond v GWS (MCG)

Commenced umpiring career with: Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League – 2006

Honours in umpiring:

VFL grand final umpire – 2013

VFL development league grand final – 2011

AFLUA Heritage Number : 432

Shirt Number: 11

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 130

1st AFLW Match: 2015 R4, Western Bulldogs v Adelaide

Commenced umpiring career with: CDJFL (South Australia), 2004

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Finals – 2021

SANFL Golden Whistle – 2013

SANFL League Grand Finals – 2012 and 2013

SANFLUA Most Dedicated Field Umpire – 2013

AIS-AFL Academy tour of Europe Umpire – 2012

AFL High Performance Academy – 2009

NAB U18 Championships – 2009

NAB U16 Championships – 2008

AFLUA Heritage No: 430

Shirt Number: 12

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 152

1st AFL game: Round 5 2014, Brisbane v Richmond

Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors – 2001

Honours in umpiring: 

NEAFL grand finals – 2011, 2012, 2013

Winner of most promising first- or second-year umpire – 2015

AFL Finals – 2021

AFLUA Heritage Number: 434

Shirt Number: 13

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 83

1st AFL Match: Hawthorn v Gold Coast, 2015

Commenced umpiring career with: VAFA, 2003

Honours in umpiring: 

TAC Cup Grand Final – 2011

State League (VIC v SA) – 2014

VFL Grand Final – 2014 and 2017

AFLUA Heritage number: 439

Shirt Number: 14

AFL matches at the end of 2021: 91

1st AFL Match: Round 14 2017, St Kilda v Gold Coast

Commenced umpiring career with: Southern Umpires Umpire Association (Mornington Peninsula) – 2007

Honours in umpiring: 

VFL Grand Final – 2015 and 2016

AFLUA Heritage Number: 394

Shirt Number: 15

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 380

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 2

1st AFL Match: 2003 R2, St. Kilda v Adelaide

Commenced umpiring career with: Diamond Valley Football League, 1992

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Finals – 2021

AFL Grand Final – 2013 and 2014

AFL All-Australian Umpire – 2013

Emergency Grand Final Umpire – 2012

U17 International Rules series – 1999

VFL Grand Final – 2003

U18 International Rules series – 2000

AFLUA Heritage Number: 425

Shirt Number: 16

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 186

1st AFL Match: Round 3 2012, GWS v West Coast Eagles

Commenced umpiring career with: Essendon District Football League – 2003

Honours in umpiring:

TAC cup grand final – 2010

VFL grand final – 2011 

Winner of most promising first- or second-year umpire – 2013

AFLUA Heritage Number: 443

Shirt Number: 17

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 42

1st AFL Match: Round 6 2019 – St Kilda v Adelaide

Commenced umpiring career with:  Bendigo Umpires Association, 2005

Honours in umpiring: 

VFL Grand Final – 2018

TAC Cup Grand Final – 2016

AFLUA Heritage Number : 401

Shirt Number : 18

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 354

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 4

1st AFL Match: 2004, Hawthorn v West Coast

Commenced umpiring career with: ACT AFL – 1996 

Honours in umpiring career with: 

AFL Finals – 2021

AFL Grand Final – 2010, 2010 replay and 2019

Anzac Day – 2010

International Rules – 2011

AFLUA Heritage Number: 441

Shirt Number: 19

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 53

1st AFL Match: 2018 RD 7, Brisbane v Collingwood

Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors – 2008

Honours in umpiring:

NEAFL Grand Final – 2015

AIS Scholarship – 2015

AFL U18 National Championships – 2015

AFL Grand Final AIS Curtain Raiser – 2015

AFL U16 National Championships – 2013

All-Australian u15 Umpire – South Africa Tour 2012

Shirt number: 20

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 23

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 15

Commenced umpiring career with: Metro South Junior Football League, 2010

Honours in umpiring:

SANFL football system – 6 years (1x U16 GF, 3x U18 GF, 1x Reserves GF)

AFLUA Heritage Number: 398

Shirt Number: 21

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 414

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 5

1st AFL Match: 2004, North Melbourne v Carlton

Commenced umpiring career with: MSJFL and VAFA – 1989

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Finals – 2021

AFL grand final umpire – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2020

VFL grand final – 2003

ANZAC Day – 2012 and 2013

AFLUA Heritage Number: 436

Shirt Number: 22

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 110

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 3

1st AFL Match: 2017 RD1, Freemantle v Geelong

Commenced umpiring career with: Peel Junior Region – 2005

Honours in umpiring:

WAFL Colts Grand Final – 2013

U18s National Championship – 2014

WAFL Reserves Grand Final – 2014

National Officiating Scholarship – 2015

AFL Finals – 2021

AFLUA Heritage Number: 415

Shirt Number: 23

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 279

1st AFL Match: Round 4 2009, Richmond v Melbourne

Commenced umpiring career with: Dandenong Umpires Association – 1993

Honours in umpiring: 

AFL Finals – 2021

Emergency AFL grand final umpire – 2020

Ian Coates Medallion – 2010

VFL grand final – 2008

AFLUA Heritage Number: 427

Shirt Number: 24

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 153

1st AFL Match: 2012 RD 18, North Melbourne v Melbourne

Commenced umpiring with: Warrnambool and District Umpires Association – 1996

Honours in umpiring:

VFL Grand Final – 2011 and 2012

State Game: TAS v VIC – 2012

TAC Cup Grand Final – 2009

AFLUA Heritage Number: 450

Shirt Number: 25

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 5

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 28

1st AFL Match: 2021, Richmond v Adelaide (Sydney Showgrounds)

Honours in umpiring:

AFLW Grand Final – 2021

AFLUA Heritage Number: 426

Shirt Number: 26

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 162

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 3

1st AFL Match: 2012 RD 4, Melbourne v Western Bulldogs

Commenced umpiring career with: Gleneld SASFA – 2000

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Finals – 2021

AFL Grand Final Umpire – 2020

SANFL Golden Whistle Award – 2015

SANFL Grand Final – 2015

SANFL v WAFL Stage game – 2015

SANFL Most Improved Field Umpire – 2011

U18 Championships – 2011

AFLUA Heritage Number: 440

Shirt Number: 27

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 64

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 2 

1st AFL match: Round 4 2018, North Melbourne v Carlton

Commenced umpiring career with: Eastern Football League – 2014

AFLUA Heritage Number: 444

Shirt Number: 28

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 40

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 6

1st AFL Match: 2019 RD 7, Carlton v North Melbourne

Commenced umpiring career with: VAFA, 2015

Honours in umpiring: 

TAC Cup Grand Final – 2016

Frank Leverett Shield – 2016

Emergency VFL Grand Final – 2017 and 2018

AFLUA Heritage Number: 445

Shirt Number: 29

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 18

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 15

1st AFL Match: Round 16 2019 – Carlton v Melbourne

Commenced umpiring career with:  YJFL 2007, VAFA 2010

Honours in umpiring: 

VFL Emergency Grand Final Umpire – 2015

VFL Reserves Grand Final Umpire – 2016

Shirt Number: 30

AFLUA Heritage Number: 453

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 23

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 1

1st AFL match: 2021, Richmond v North Melbourne (MCG)

Commenced umpiring career with: Essendon District Football League

Honours in umpiring:

TAC Cup Grand Final – 2017

VFL Grand Final – 2019

AFLW Grand Final – 2021

Shirt Number: 31

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 21

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 8

Commenced umpiring career with: Southern Umpires’ Association – 2015

Honours in umpiring:

VFL Development Field – 2016

VFL Seniors – 2017

VFL Grand Final – 2018 and 2019

AFLUA Heritage Number: 413

Shirt Number: 32

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 282

1st AFL Match: 2008 RD 6, Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles

Commenced umpiring career with: Albury Umpires League – 1997

Honours in umpiring:

Ovens and Murray Senior Grand Final umpire – 2002, 2003 and 2004

Australian County Championships Senior Grand Final – 2004

VFL State League Grand Final – 2006 and 2007

VFL Umpire of the Year – 2007

AFL Elimination Final St. Kilda v Sydney – 2006 and 2011

AFL Grand Final – 2021

AFLUA Heritage number: 435

Shirt Number: 33

AFL Matches at the end of 20201: 85

1st AFL Match: Round 11 2015, St Kilda v Melbourne

Commenced umpiring career with: Eastern Football League and Victorian Amateur Football Association – 2012

Honours in umpiring: 

VFL development league grand final – 2013

AFLUA Heritage Number: 438

Shirt Number: 34

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 51

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 4

1st AFL Match: 2017 RD 9, Essendon v West Coast

Commenced umpiring with: North Eastern Metro Junior Football Association, 2006

Shirt Number: 52

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 5 

1st AFLW Match: Round 3, 2017, GWS v Freemantle (Blacktown International Sports Park)

Commenced umpiring career with: North West Sydney Juniors, 2006 

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Sydney Grand Final – 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2020

VFL Listed – 2021-2022

NEAFL Listed – 2013-2020

National U18s – 2019

National U16s – 2017

Shirt Number: 35

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 17

Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors – 2011

Honours in umpiring:

AFLW Grand Final – 2022

NEAFL Grand Final umpire – 2018

NEAFL Umpire of the Year – 2017

U18 Curtain Raiser to the 2017  – AFL Grand Final

Shirt Number: 53

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 7

1st AFLW Match: 2020 RD 5, Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats (Great Barrier Reef Arena, QLD)

Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors – 2006

State League Debut: NEAFL RD 1, 2012, Mt Gravatt v Aspley (Jack Esplen Oval)

Shirt Number: 50

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 18

1st AFLW Match: 2018, Round 1 (Melbourne v GWS) 

Commenced umpiring career in: 2012 (as Boundary Umpire); transitioned into Field Umpiring in 2015, umpiring in Colts in Queensland

Honours in umpiring:

Selected in the AFLW Academy in 2018/2019

Selected for AFLW U18s Carnival twice and U16s National Carnival twice

Selected on the VFL Senior Development List 2020

Shirt Number: 51

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 27

First AFLW Match: Round 2, 2017, Fremantle v Brisbane (Fremantle Oval)

Commenced umpiring career with: East Fremantle Junior District Umpires (2009 – 2015); West Australian Football League (2015 – Present)

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Grand Final Curtain Raiser (Optus Stadium) – 2021

National AFLW Championships Melbourne & Gold Coast

Selected for Under 16s National Championships

Shirt Number:  44

AFLW matches at the end of 2021: 15

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 2

Commenced umpiring career with:  North Eastern Metro Junior Football Association, 2005

Honours in umpiring: 

AFL NT Premier League Grand Final – 2012

South Australian Amateur League Division 1 Grand Final – 2014

SANFL League Debut – 2015

SANFL Reserves Grand Final – 2015

SANFL Grand Final – 2017

NEMJFA Life Member – 2015

Shirt Number: 41

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 28

First AFLW Match: Round 3, 2017, Brisbane v Collingwood (Southpine Sports Complex)

Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors, 2005

Honours in umpiring:

National U16 – 2015

National U18 – 2016

NEAFL Grand Final – 2016

Shirt Number: 39

AFLUA Heritage Number: 449

First AFL Match: Round 11, 2021, West Coast v Essendon (Optus Stadium)

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 1

First AFLW Match: Round 1, 2020, Collingwood v West Coast Eagles (Victoria Park)

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 10

Commenced umpiring with: East Fremantle Junior Football Competition, 2010

Honours in umpiring:

Montgomery Medal for WAFL – 2020

WAFL Rising Star Award – 2015

Shirt Number: 36

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 13

First AFLW Match: 2018, Round 1, Carlton v Collingwood (Ikon Park)

Commenced umpiring with: Southern Umpires Association as a boundary umpire at age 13. Started field umpiring the following year at age 14, umpiring junior football.

Shirt Number: 40

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 8

1st AFLW Match: 2019

Umpiring journey:

Kingsley Junior Football Club (Auskick Umpire) 2006-2007

Subiaco Junior Umpires Association 2008-2013

Western Australian Football League 2014 – present

Honours in umpiring:

WAFL Colts Grand Final – 2016

WAFL Reserves Grand Final – 2017 and 2019

National 16s Umpire Gold Coast

National 18s Umpire Gold Coast – 2019

AFL Grand Final Curtain Raiser MCG – 2019

Shirt Number: 45

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 12

First AFLW Match: Round 2, 2020, Carlton v Collingwood (Ikon Park)

Commenced umpiring career with: MSJFL

Honours in umpiring: 

VFLW Grand Final – 2018 

AFLW U18 State Championships – 2017 

Emergency VFL Grand Final – 2019

Shirt Number: 43

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 21

First AFLW Match: Round 1, 2017, Melbourne v Brisbane (Casey Fields) 

Commenced umpiring career with: Northern Football Netball League, 2012

Honours in umpiring:

AFLW Grand Final – 2017

VFL Grand Final – 2019

VFL Field Umpire of the Year – 2019 and 2021

Shirt number: 37

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 15

1st AFLW Match: 2019 RD 1, Brisbane v GWS (Moreton Bay)

Commenced umpiring career with: Sydney South Juniors – 2006

Honours in umpiring:

NEAFL Grand Final Umpire – 2019

NEAFL listed 2012-2020

VFL listed 2021-2022

AFL Sydney Grand Final – 2011, 2015, 2020

Shirt number: 48

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 11

1st AFLW Match: 2017 RD 1, Western Bulldogs v Freemantle (Whitten Oval)

1st AFL Match: 2021, Geelong v Gold Coast (Kardinia Park)

Commenced umpiring career with: Eastern Football League, 2010

Honours in umpiring:

NAB League Grand Final – 2019

TAC Cup Grand Final – 2017

VFLW Grand Final – 2016

AFLUA Heritage Number: 454

Shirt Number: 42

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 32

Commenced umpiring career with: Canberra AFL Juniors (2009)

1st AFLW Match: 2017 RD 7, GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs (Manuka Oval)

1st AFL Match: 2022 RD 8, Brisbane v West Coast (Gabba)

Honours in umpiring:

AFLW Grand Final – 2019, 2021 and 2022

NEAFL Grand Final – 2017, 2018 and 2019

NEAFL Field Umpire of the Year – 2015, 2018 and 2019

AFL Canberra Golden Whistle – 2012 and 2020

U16s National Championships – 2012

U18s National Championships – 2016

AIS National Officiating Scholarship – 2016

AFL Level 1 Academy New Zealand Tour – 2016

State League Representative Match (TSL v NEAFL) – 2017

Shirt Number: 47

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 22

First AFL Match: Round 2, 2019, Collingwood v Melbourne

Commenced umpiring career with: South Metro Junior Football League and VAFA 

Shirt Number: 46

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 22

AFL Matches at the end of 2021: 1

First AFLW Match: Round 1, 2017, Adelaide v GWS (Thebarton Oval, SA)

First AFL Match: Round 11, 2021, Port Adelaide v Fremantle (Adelaide Oval) (awarded Heritage Number – 451)

Commenced umpiring with: Glenelg/West Adelaide SASFA Panel (2011) 

Umpiring Honours: 

AFLW Grand Final – 2017

SANFL Grand Final – 2019, 2020 (EMG), 2021

SANFLUA Most Dedicated Field Umpire – 2019, 2021

SANFL v WAFL State Game – 2021

SANFL Most Improved Field Umpire – 2019

# First AFLW Match: 2020, Round 4, St Kilda v Fremantle (RSEA Park)

# AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 6

# Promoted to AFL Field Umpires Rookie List: 2022

# Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Central Australia (2008)

# Honours in umpiring:

AFL Canberra Grand Final – 2016, 2017, 2020

AFL Canberra Golden Whistle – 2021

U18s National Championships – 2018

U16s National Championships – 2016

Youth Girls National Championships – 2014

# First AFLW Match: 2018, Round 3, Adelaide v Western Bulldogs (Norwood Oval)

# Promoted to AFL Field Umpires Rookie List: 2022

# Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors Football League

# Honours in umpiring:

AIS – 2014

AFL U18 All Australian European Tour Umpire