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Lawn Bowls Day

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The first event of the 2016 Social Season is the Lawn Bowls day! This year we are holding the event at the fantastic Flagstaff Gardens Lawn Bowls Club.
There will plenty of food and drinks to go around and even grab yourself a drink from the bar (at bar prices).  Continue reading →

Goal Umpire Profile – Dylan Benwell

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Name: Dylan Benwell
Local Association: Southern Umpires Association
Favourite Movie: Happy Gilmore
Favourite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Name of your Autobiography: Benny and the Jets
Favourite Sports Star: Roger Federer
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Adam Sandler, Genie Bouchard & Simon Plumridge
Favourite Food: Chicken Parma or Mexican food
Favourite Quote: Michael Jordan’s “I’ve failed over over again in my career, and that is why I succeed” quote.
Dream Job: Food Critic – A goal umpire that loves eating, who would’ve thought?
Most Admired Umpire: Adam Wojcik & Steve Piperno

Goal Umpire Profile – David Miles

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Name: David Miles
Local Association: Southern Umpires Association
Favourite Movie: Saving Private Ryan
Favourite TV Show: The Footy Show
Name of your Autobiography: The Best Version of Me (I have it tattooed)
Favourite Sports Star: Adam Scott
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Adam Scott, Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), My wife (she’d kill me if I invited Eddie Vedder and not invited her!)
Favourite Food: Dutch Food
Favourite Quote: An error is an opportunity to learn
Dream Job: Landscape/Golf Course Architect
Most Admired Umpire: Luke Walker

Goal Umpire Profile – Josh Forner

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Name: Josh Forner
Local Association: Northern Football League
Favourite Movie: Sling Blade
Favourite TV Show: Seinfeld
Name of your Autobiography: What’s There to Love?
Favourite Sports Star: Cal Ripken, Jr (Baltimore Orioles – MLB)
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Cadel Evans, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) & Michael J. Fox
Favourite Food: Mexican
Favourite Quote: Can’t say that I have one…
Dream Job: AFL Umpire (duh!)
Most Admired Umpire: Adam Coote

Field Umpire Profile – Tim Carlos

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Name: Tim Carlos
Shirt Number: 24
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Local Association: Eastern Football League
Favourite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Favourite TV Show: The Office (UK)
Name of your Autobiography: Getting Beaten Like You Stole Something.
Favourite Sports Star: Harry Kane
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Nelson Mandela, Ricky Gervais & Jerry Seinfeld
Favourite Food: Mexican
Favourite Quote: “It’s what you do when no one else is watching that will determine how successful you are” – Simon Taufel
Dream Job: Professional Soccer Player
Most Admired Umpire: Daniel Butcher

Goal Umpire Profile – Dean Jones

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Name: Dean Jones
Local Association: Southern Football League
Favourite Movie: Crackerjack
Favourite TV Show: Wanted
Name of your Autobiography: I’ll Get there in my time
Favourite Sports Star: Mark Waugh or Dean Jones (The other Dean Jones!)
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Mark Waugh, Dean Jones & Matthew Richardson.
Favourite Food: Chicken Parma
Favourite Quote: “That hat clued to your head” – Crackerjack.
Dream Job: Sports Tour Guide
Most Admired Umpire: Anthony Black

Boundary Umpire Profile – Ryan O’Shea

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Name: Ryan O’SheaIMG_1168
Local Association: VAFA
Favourite Movie: Parker (2013)
Favourite TV Show: Person of Interest
Name of your Autobiography: The Leggo Lawns Ambassador
Favourite Sports Star: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Usain Bolt, Jason Statham, David Beckham
Favourite Food: Burgers
Favourite Quote: “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
Dream Job: Sports commentator
Most Admired Umpire: Patrick Dineen