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Recent passings

George Smith The AFLUA acknowledges the recent passings of a number of life and former members.Click on names for obituaries. Graeme Lindsay - life member 1962-72 Vic Beitzel - (F) - member ...

Hawthorn lead way in respect for umps

AFL umpire Dean Margetts has urged football clubs throughout Australia to follow Hawthorn’s lead in a bid to build stronger relationships with whistleblowers. Please click here to view the full article from ...

A milestone built on perseverance

Cameron Ward umpired just four AFL games in his first two seasons as a listed boundary umpire. To say that forged a level of determination and commitment is an understatement. What it also created was a man wit...

Frank Knight officially recognised as a life member

It took Frank 18 years of dedicated service to AFL umpiring to be awarded an honorary life membership and it took the association another five months to track him down and find a suitable place to present it to...

Round 4 shorts

Curtis Deboy debuted as the 432nd field umpire to officiate in VFL/AFL football. Curtis had charge of the Western Bulldogs v Adelaide game at Etihad Stadium. However, it was Curtis' second recorded match. So wh...

AFL Umpire mentors SFNL umpires

AFL Umpire Rob O’Gorman will mentor two promising Southern Football Netball League Umpires in 2015 through the AFL Victoria’s Mates Program. The Mates Program is an initiative designed to develop a mentoring...

Some said he would never make it

It's always good to sit back and reflect on a milestone once achieved, especially one that you were never supposed to make.  So it is true for Brett Dalgleish, one of the infamous "Dalgleish brothers inc." who ...