Since 1994 AFL field umpires have been allocated shirt numbers in much the same way and for much the same reason as players. Below are the numbers issued to AFL Field Umpires in 2018.
A list of match totals by the wearers of each number is available here.
A history of shirt numbers is available here.
| 2018 Number | Umpire's name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Donlon |
| 2 | Nick Foot |
| 3 | Leigh Fisher |
| 4 | Justin Power |
| 5 | Leigh Haussen |
| 6 | Dean Margetts |
| 7 | Jeff Dalgleish |
| 8 | Brett Rosebury |
| 9 | Matt Stevic |
| 10 | Rob O'Gorman |
| 11 | Curtis Deboy |
| 12 | Andrew Stephens |
| 13 | Nick Brown |
| 14 | Hayden Gavine |
| 15 | Mathew Nicholls |
| 16 | Brendan Hosking |
| 17 | John Howorth |
| 18 | Ray Chamberlain |
| 19 | Alex Whetton |
| 20 | Sam Hay |
| 21 | Simon Meredith |
| 22 | Nathan Williamson |
| 23 | Rob Findlay |
| 24 | David Harris |
| 25 | Shaun Ryan |
| 26 | Craig Fleer |
| 27 | Andre Gianfagna |
| 28 | Cameron Dore |
| 29 | TBA |
| 30 | Shane McInerney |
| 31 | Andrew Mitchell |
| 32 | Jacob Mollison |
| 33 | Brent Wallace |
| 34 | Eleni Glouftsis |
| 35 | Patrick Burns (Rookie) |
| 36 | Andrew Heffernan (Rookie) |
| 37 | Paul Rebeschini (Rookie) |
| 38 | Nathan Toner (Rookie) |
| 39 | Matthew Baigent (Rookie) |
| 40 | Aaron Langdon (Rookie) |
| 41 | James Strybos (Rookie) |
| 42 | Andrew Adair (Rookie) |
| 43 | Jamie Broadbent (Rookie) |
| 44 | Giles Lewis (Rookie) |
| 45 | Trent McPhee (Rookie) |
| 46 | Daniel Johanson (Rookie) |