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14 May 2012

Milestones and statistics for VFL Round 8 updated

Congratulations Matt Oakley on 50 VFL matches

7 May 2012

VFL recordDidn't buy an edition of this weeks VFL record?

It was a bumper umpiring issue:

      • AFL Victoria General Manager Grant Williamseditorial on Umpiring Round
      • Interview with AFL rookie umpire David Harris
      • Our AFL Victoria Development article looks at the AFL Victoria Umpire Mates Program
      • Interview with milestone umpires Damien Cusack & Steve Piperno

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4 May 2012

Tristan makes AFL debut

Tristan Burgess can’t wait for his next opportunity to umpire an AFL match after he came on to the field in the third quarter of the nail-biting clash between Richmond and West Coast last Sunday.....To read more, click here.

 

 

 

 

Bumper day with lens

Michael Boss was out last weekend and snapped the action at Victoria Park for the Collingwood v Sandringham match- Click here for the gallery

 

2 May 2012

Former VFL Umpire, VFUA executive member Nick Brown took on the challenge of re-locating to Perth for work and personal commitments and decided to progress his umpiring career in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL).

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2 May 2012

Click here to see a certificate from the Victorian Cancer Council from the VFUA's donation from the Mini-Olympics. To read more about the Paul Anderson Shield Mini-Olympics click here.

29 April

Milestones and statistics for VFL Round 6 updated

Congratulations to 100 gamers Damien Cusack and Steve Piperno

Also congratulations to Michael Richardson who moves into first place on the goal umpires total matches since 1990.

24 April 2012

150 matches for Peter Balding

At the recent Williamstown v. Geelong match Peter Balding officiated in his 150th match. The VFL Record spoke to him about goal umpiring and his career.  Read the article here


 

19 April

New photos in Gallery
Michael Boss has been out and about and has published some great photos from recent matches

Port Melbourne v. Werribee
Williamstown v. Geelong

3 April 2012

 

VFUA Presidents Dinner

On Sunday 25th March 2012 the VFUA held it's President's Dinner at Bistro Vite located in Docklands.

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29 March 2012

Dan Beard

Imagine doing 4 marathons in 48 hours!

That is the challenge VFUA Life member and Mini-Olympics convenor Dan Beard faced when he decided to enter the 160km Alpine Challenge.

Read more here

 

 


26 March 2012

2012 VFL lists finalised

There is no better time to see the high turnover of umpires at VFL level than the start of a new year.

In 2012 all the development squads will be almost unrecognisable from 2011 with promotions, retirements and delisting leaving large gaps to be filled......  read more here


 

19 March 2012

 

Mather wins Black Opal

VFL Boundary Umpire Josh Mather won the Bendigo Black Opal 400m race on Sunday 11th March 2012.

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5 March 2012

Burgess edges closer to AFL dream

FORMER Bendigo central umpire Tristan Burgess is one step closer to joining the AFL umpiring panel after being appointed to officiate in the NAB Cup this weekend.Burgess, 26, will make his NAB Cup debut in tomorrow’s Hawthorn versus Greater Western Sydney clash at Aurora Stadium in Launceston....

 

Read more here....


2 March 2012


McLeod appointed as the Director of Umpiring at GFUL


Former VFUA member and VFL Development Squad field umpire Scott McLeod has recently been appointed as the Director of umpiring at the Geelong Football Umpires League (GFUL).
McLeod, who spent three years on the VFL list decided that it was time to move on at the end of the 2011 season. The 34 year old officiated in 18 VFL reserve matches and 24 TAC Cup matches.
Scott told the VFUA that he is looking forward to the complexities and challenges of leading an umpiring group at local grassroots level. ‘I am hoping to pass on some of my experiences in umpiring at both local and VFL level to the GFUL coaches, umpires - both young and elderly, and broader GFUL community’.

‘The GFUL has made much progress over recent years as an organisation and is regarded in many ways as one of the leading umpiring groups in the State of Victoria - I hope to continue this standard and add value where possible’, he said.

McLeod will not be a running umpire in the GFUL however, it might be necessary for him to umpire junior games with developing umpires. ‘My (main) role is observe and coach on weekends, (not to be umpiring)’.

The role will allow McLeod to train freely for his main personal goal this year, which is the Gold Coast Marathon in early July. He said, ‘in many ways being appointed as GFUL Director Of Umpiring has taken the pressure off me as the physical demands of umpiring on a weekend would have been counterproductive to my marathon training program’.

The VFUA wished Scott all the best with the new role and good luck for the Gold Coast Marathon.

 

21 February 2012

Umpire's bid for AFL list

WARRNAMBOOL export David Harris is expected to find out in the next month whether he has made the AFL umpires’ list.

The central umpire is trialling to become an AFL umpire, taking charge of two NAB Cup matches at Blacktown last Saturday night.

He officiated the Greater Western Sydney and Western Bulldogs clash, as well as the match between the Bulldogs and Collingwood...... read (a little bit) more


24 January 2012

Neil Woods

Congratulations to former VFUA member Neil Woods who was recently appointed to the VAFA umpires coaching panel

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Also former member Tim Sutcliffe who went on to an outstanding career with the VAFA recently annouced his retirement

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