My day with the AFL Umpires

Written by: Keziah Glenane - Kez participated in the Round 19 Fiona McBurney Match Day Experience. I was very excited and nervous when we went to Melbourne for the AFL match where I would be at the coin toss...

David Harris – 50 games

I caught up with David Harris this afternoon as he was wrapping up his day for the Geelong umpires where he works as their administrator and while he was waiting for another bush umpire, Shaun Ryan to pick him ...

AFLUA life member, Vic Henderson passes away

Ninety-seven years young and still attending functions with stories and anecdotes of years gone by was our esteemed life member, Vic Henderson.  Vic passed away last Friday. Vic began umpiring in 1948 on the...

Round 19 shorts

Field umpire, Justin Schmitt became just the 19th umpire in VFL/AFL history to umpire 300 AFL games on the weekend in the traditional Carlton v Collingwood clash at the MCG.  Justin, who joined the AFL panel fr...

Reflections of a minor milestone

Fifty game milestones are not recognised by the AFL.  They consider multiple of 100 games deserve real celebration and recognition. However, on this occasion Leigh Fisher's 50th game as an umpire just coinci...

Leigh Fisher umpires his 50th AFL game

Ex St Kilda player and now AFL field umpire, Leigh Fisher hit his first milestone last weekend umpiring his 50th game in the Geelong v Brisbane clash.  Leigh was the 85th player to take the plunge into umpiring...