Eleven umpires from the AFL NSW/ACT region have been selected for the upcoming 2019 NAB AFL Women’s season. Fresh from the 2018 NEAFL Grand Final, Canberra’s Nic McGinness and Sydney’s Victoria Rawlings will join 2018 AFL Rookie listed umpire, Matthew…
The AFL has this week launched the National Female Umpiring Academy. The new Academy is designed to create a pathway for young female umpires and to increase the number of female umpires officiating in both the Toyota AFL Premiership Season and…
They are ‘benchwarmers’, but in the best sense of the term. Not out of favour with the coach and set to ride ‘the pine pony’, but on the precipice of the big time. After years of toil and training,…
Round Seven of the 2018 Toyota AFL Premiership Season is Community Umpiring Week with the aim to encourage people to get involved in umpiring Australian Football at the grassroots level. Umpires at each AFL match this weekend will be led…
There will be 11 more AFL NSW/ACT Umpires running around in the AFL and AFLW in 2018. Boundary Umpire, Michael Barlow (Canberra) has been evelavted to the AFL’s National Umpiring Panel following his officiating 85 NEAFL matches, including the 2016…
The AFL Commission has today ratified the recommendation by AFL General Manager of Football Operations, Steve Hocking and the AFL Executive to retain ‘the bounce’ for the 2018 Toyota AFL Premiership Season onwards. Considering the traditional and historic nature of the bounce…
As part of the AFL’s Community Umpiring Week, a number of initiatives will be taking place across the state and territory to celebrate the contribution of Umpires at a grassroots level. State and territory-wide, community football teams will pause to recognise…
Written by Leyla Kaya. With record numbers of boys, girls, men, and women playing AFL across the AFL NSW/ACT region, community Umpires have never been more important. For without the men and women in teams of bright green, there are…
Round 7 of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership season is set to celebrate Community Umpiring Week – an initiative to encourage people to get involved in umpiring AFL at a grassroots level. AFL National Umpiring Development Manager, Adam Davis said with more…
THIS weekend, John Sullivan will umpire his 1000th AFL match in the Hunter & Central Coast region. The man affectionately known as “Sully” shows no signs of slowing down. The 71-year-old will be between the sticks for the game…
