Field Umpires

AFLUA Heritage Number: 403

Shirt Number: 1

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 378

1st AFL Match: 2005, Hawthorn v Brisbane

400th AFL Match: 2023, Round 22, Collingwood v Geelong (MCG)

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

Honours in umpiring: 

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 2022: 186

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

200th AFL Match: 2023, Round 14, Carlton v Gold Coast (at MCG)

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 2022: 196

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

200th AFL Match: Rd 4, 2023, Geelong v Hawthorn (MCG)

Commenced umpiring career with: VAFA – 2011

Honours in umpiring: 

Winner of Most Promising First- or Second-year Umpire award – 2014

AFLUA Heritage Number: 442

Shirt Number: 4

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 67

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

50th AFL Match: Round 6, 2022, GWS v St Kilda at Manuka Oval

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 2022: 104

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

100th AFL Match: Round 19, 2022, Sydney v Adelaide [at SCG]

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

AFLUA Heritage Number: 448

AFL matches at the end of 2022: 40

50th AFL match: 2023, Round 10, Fremantle v. Geelong (Perth Stadium)

AFLW matches at the end of 2022: 22

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 2022: 238

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 2022: 481

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

500th AFL Match: Round 18, 2023, Collingwood v Fremantle (MCG)

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 Umpire – 2008, 2009 and 2011

AFLUA Umpire of the Year (the Bishop Shield) – 2008, 2009, 2020, 2021 and 2022

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 2022: 451

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

450th AFL Match: 2022, Preliminary Final, Sydney v Collingwood (at SCG)

Commenced umpiring career with: West Gippsland Umpires Association – 1991

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Grand Final – 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023

AFL Finals – 2021, 2022 and 2023

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 2022: 169

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 5

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 2022: 130

150th AFL Match: Round 20, 2023, Collingwood v Carlton (MCG)

1st AFLW Match: 2015, Rd 4, Western Bulldogs v Adelaide

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

Honours in umpiring:

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 2022: 176

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

200th AFL game: Round 23, 2023, Melbourne v Hawthorn (MCG)

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

AFLUA Heritage Number: 434

Shirt Number: 13

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 105

1st AFL Match: Hawthorn v Gold Coast, 2015

100th AFL Match: GWS Giants v Brisbane (at Manuka Oval), 2022, Round 18

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 2022: 116

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

100th AFL Match: Round 9, 2022, North Melbourne v Port Adelaide (at Bellerive Oval)

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

Honours in umpiring: 

VFL Grand Final – 2015 and 2016

AFL Grand Final – 2023

AFLUA Heritage Number: 394

Shirt Number: 15

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 389

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 4

1st AFL Match: 2003, Round 2, St. Kilda v Adelaide

400th AFL match: 2023, Round 11, Melbourne v Fremantle (MCG)

Commenced umpiring career with: Diamond Valley Football League, 1992

Honours in umpiring:

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 2022: 211

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

200th AFL Match: 2022, Round 16, Carlton v St Kilda (at Docklands)

Commenced umpiring career with: Essendon District Football League – 2003

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Grand Final – 2022

AFL Finals – 2022

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 2022: 64

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

50th AFL Match: Round 8, 2022, Melbourne v St Kilda (MCG)

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 8

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 2022: 360

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 6

1st AFL Match: 2004, Hawthorn v West Coast

Commenced umpiring career with: ACT AFL – 1996 

Honours in umpiring career:

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 2022: 75

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

AFLW Matches at the end of 2021: 8

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

AFLUA Heritage number: 446

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 45

50th AFL Match: 2023, Round 4, St. Kilda v. Gold Coast (Docklands)

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 18

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 2022: 441

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 6

1st AFL Match: 2004, North Melbourne v Carlton

450th AFL Match: Round 8, 2023, Carlton v Brisbane (Docklands Stadium)

Commenced umpiring career with: SMJFL and VAFA – 1989

Honours in umpiring:

All-Australian Field Umpire – 2022

AFL Grand Final – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 and 2023

AFL Finals – 2021, 2022 and 2023

VFL Grand Final – 2003

ANZAC Day – 2012 and 2013

AFLUA Heritage Number: 436

Shirt Number: 22

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 133

1st AFL Match: 2017, Round 1, Freemantle v Geelong

150th AFL Match: 2023, Round 16, Hawthorn v Carlton (MCG)

Commenced umpiring career with: Peel Junior Region – 2005

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Finals – 2021, 2022

Winner of most promising first or second year umpire – 2017, 2018

National Officiating Scholarship – 2015

U18s National Championship – 2014

WAFL Reserves Grand Final – 2014

WAFL Colts Grand Final – 2013

AFLUA Heritage Number: 415

Shirt Number: 23

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 302

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

300th AFL Match: Round 22, 2022, Richmond v Hawthorn (at MCG)

Commenced umpiring career with: Dandenong Umpires Association – 1993

Honours in umpiring: 

All-Australian Field Umpire – 2023

AFL grand final – 2023

AFL grand final emergency field umpire – 2020

Ian Coates Medallion – 2010

VFL grand final – 2008

Shirt Number: 24

AFLUA Heritage Number: 451

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 32

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 1

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

1st 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, 2022

SANFL Golden Whistle – 2022

SANFLUA Most Dedicated Field Umpire – 2019, 2021

SANFL v WAFL State Game – 2021

SANFL Most Improved Field Umpire – 2019

AFLUA Heritage Number: 450

Shirt Number: 25

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 16

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 31

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 2022: 183

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

200th AFL Match: 2023, RD 19, Melbourne v Adelaide (MCG)

Commenced umpiring career with: Glenelg SASFA – 2000

Honours in umpiring:

AFL Grand Final Umpire – 2020

SANFL Golden Whistle Award – 2015

SANFL Grand Final – 2015

SANFL v WAFL State game – 2015

SANFL Most Improved Field Umpire – 2011

U18 Championships – 2011

AFLUA Heritage Number: 440

Shirt Number: 27

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 78

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 4 

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 2022: 58

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

50th AFL Match: 2022, Round 14, North Melbourne v Adelaide (at Bellerive)

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 2022: 36

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 17

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

50th AFL Match: Round 16, 2023, Melbourne v GWS Giants (Alice Springs)

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: 31

AFLUA Heritage Number: 447

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 37

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 11

50th AFL Match: Round 16, 2023, West Coast v St. Kilda (Perth Stadium)

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 2022: 305

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

300th AFL Match: RD 19, 2022, Western Bulldogs v Melbourne [at Docklands]

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 4

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 2022: 94

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

100th AFL Match: Round 6, 2023, Geelong v Sydney (at GMHBA Stadium / Kardinia Park)

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 2022: 65

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 11

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

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

Shirt Number: 36

AFLUA Heritage Number: 455

1st AFL Match: Round 1, 2023, Gold Coast v Sydney (Heritage Bank Stadium)

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 29

Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors – 2011

Honours in umpiring:

AFLW Grand Final – 2018, 2022 (S6)

VFL Field Umpire of the Year – 2022

VFL Grand Final – 2022

QAFL Grand Final – 2020

NEAFL Grand Final umpire – 2018, 2019

NEAFL Umpire of the Year – 2017, 2018 and 2019

U18 Curtain Raiser to the 2017  – AFL Grand Final

Shirt Number: 37

AFLUA Heritage Number: 456

1st AFL Match: Round 1, 2023, Hawthorn v Essendon (MCG) 

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

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 31

Commenced umpiring career with: Northern Football Netball League, 2012

Honours in umpiring:

AFLW Grand Final – 2017

VFL Grand Final – 2019 and 2022

VFL Field Umpire of the Year – 2019 and 2021

# AFLUA Heritage Number: 457

# Shirt Number: 38

# AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 18

# 1st AFLW Match: 2018, Round 3, Adelaide v Western Bulldogs (at Norwood Oval)

# 1st AFL Match: 2023, Round 3, Gold Coast v Geelong (at Carrara)

# 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 – 2014

Shirt Number: 39

AFLUA Heritage Number: 449

1st AFL Match: Round 11, 2021, West Coast v Essendon (Perth Stadium)

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 1

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

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 14

Commenced umpiring with: East Fremantle Junior Football Competition, 2010

Honours in umpiring:

Montgomery Medal for WAFL – 2020

WAFL League Grand Final – 2020

WAFL Rising Star Award – 2015

Shirt Number: 41

AFLUA Heritage Number: 459

1st AFL Match: Round 17, 2023, Brisbane v. West Coast (at Gabba)

AFLW matches at the end of 2022: 13

1st AFLW match: Round 2, 2017, Fremantle vs Brisbane (at Fremantle Oval)

Commenced umpiring career with:

Started umpiring in the East Fremantle Junior District 

Began umpiring in the WAFL in 2016

1st WAFL league match: 2018, Round 18, East Fremantle vs Subiaco (at East Fremantle Oval)

Honours in umpiring:

2018 WAFL Rising Star

2022 WAFL Field Umpire of the Year (Montgomery Medallist)

2022 WAFL Grand Final Umpire 

AFLUA Heritage Number: 454

Shirt Number: 42

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 42

AFL Matches at the end of 2022: 7

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: 43

AFLUA Heritage Number: 458

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 44

1st AFLW Match: Round 3, 2017, Brisbane v Collingwood (Southpine Sports Complex)

1st AFL Match: Round 5, 2023, GWS Giants v Hawthorn (Norwood Oval)

Commenced umpiring career with: AFL Brisbane Juniors, 2005

Honours in umpiring:

National U16 – 2015

National U18 – 2016

NEAFL Grand Final – 2016

QAFL Grand Final – 2020

Shirt Number: 35

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 34

1st AFL Match: Round 18, 2023, Gold Coast v St. Kilda (Carrara)

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

AFLW Matches at the end of 2022: 6

Shirt Number: 40

1st AFLW Match: Round 5, AFLW Season 7 (2022), Sydney vs Hawthorn (at Punt Road Oval)

1st AFL Match: Round 18, 2023, North Melbourne v Hawthorn (at Docklands)

Commenced umpiring career with: Essendon District Football League (2011)

Honours in umpiring:

VFL Grand Final Emergency – 2022

EDFL Golden Whistle – 2017

VFLW Grand Final – 2019

AFLW U/18 National Championships – 2019