Family tradition often dictates what walk of life a youngster follows.  So spare a thought for Josh Mather because umpiring was in his blood before he could walk.  He had no options but to follow in his grand f...

Congratulations to boundary umpire, Josh Mather who umpired his 50th AFL match in the Dreamtime at the 'G game on Saturday night.  Josh, who comes from a strong umpiring and athletics background, has clocked up...

Michael, or Leo, as he was commonly known passed away after a brief illness on Saturday May 21.  He was buried on Thursday 26 May.  Leo’s wife Margaret, told us of Leo’s love and passion for umpiring and of foo...

The first of our state games is played this weekend, when rivals SA come up against the Vic's in Adelaide. Tune in to Channel 7's telecast to see a good rivalry play out with some of the best young umpires also...

Some individuals make a meteoric rise in their chosen profession or interest area, the AFL’s newest boundary umpire Peter Bock is one of those. The Sunshine Coast based teacher has a strong athletics backgro...

It is not very often that a twenty year old is appointed to umpire an AFL game but Josh Garrett did just that, following in his dad’s footsteps, to officiate the West Coast vs Brisbane game on 27 March. A na...

It is very rare indeed for a man who never umpired VFL or AFL football to receive one of the highest accolades our association can bestow on any individual, honorary life membership.  That is what our associati...

AFL boundary umpire, Darren Wilson officiated in his 400th AFL game on Friday night.  Darren becomes the first boundary umpire and fifth umpire after, Hayden Kennedy (495) Shane McInerney (429) Rowan Sawers (41...