All I wanted was to umpire one game in the AFL…

Newly listed field umpire, Nick Brown is not far away from achieving his goal, “to umpire at least one AFL game.” As a fresh faced 14 year old Nick began boundary umpiring with the VAFA. He then switched to fie...

2015 and we are away

Not sure where that pre-season went?  Well join the club!   We last saw the field umpires at 6.30am on Tuesday December 23 2014 doing their 3km fitness test.  Nothing strange about that you might say, it has...

Feeling great and ready to go…

Brent Wallace is very familiar with the blood, sweat and tears that is playing AFL football, now with whistle in hand….. not much has changed really! Brent was appointed to the AFL field umpire panel late la...

Harry Beitzel critically ill in Sydney

Famed football umpire, media personality and promoter Harry Beitzel is critically ill. Please click here to view the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.  ...

Life Member Brian Stirling accepts his award

When a new life member lives a retired life in Coffs Harbour it can be a logistical nightmare to get all of the parties in the one place at the same time to formalise the presenting of the certificate. So it...

NTFL to get an AFL umpire

AFL umpire Nick Foot will be one of three men in orange controlling Saturday’s NTFL match between the Tiwi Bombers and Waratahs on the Tiwi Islands. Please click here to view the full article from NT News....

Young ump a finalist in the Queensland Sports Awards

First year field umpire, Andrew Stephens was a finalist in the 20th Annual Queensland Sports Awards that were announced at a gala dinner last night.  Four other sporting officials were nominated with the winner...