The VFUA will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday 30 November at the Loading Dock Cafe, 70 Lorimer Street, Docklands. Continue reading
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Bounce-back Burgo
Tristan Burgess had already begun preparing for season 2015 at the AFL. A mere two weeks after the conclusion of Round 23, he was given his 7-day-a-week program and set to work. This was all ahead of the beginning of group training – pre-season – in November. But soon after, ‘Burgo’ was delisted by the AFL, shaking up how the next season was going to play out for the VFUA Life Member. Continue reading
Just another match? Golden point Grand Finals
A not surprising trend among the umpire profiles of our Members this finals series has been the obsession with the 2010 drawn Grand Final as their favourite finals memory. Continue reading
2015 a landmark year for Laurence
Nick Laurence has capped off a stellar 2015 season by being appointed to this year’s VFL Grand Final. Having umpired in three Reserves / Development League and two TAC Cup Grand Finals in his previous eleven years on the VFL list, the elder statesman of the boundary umpiring group has finally rounded off his collection of Grand Final medals at state level. Continue reading
2015 Grand Final Panels
The VFUA would like to congratulate 2015’s Grand Final panels. The appointments are a tremendous reward for your hard work and performances this year. Continue reading
Leppard calls it a day
Former president Matthew Leppard has decided it’s time to put the whistle away, following 114 VFL Senior Matches, 60 Development League Matches and 48 TAC Cup matches over his 11 seasons at the state league level since 2001. Continue reading
VFUA Member Profiles
The VFUA gets to know some its Members who will be taking part in the action this September. Continue reading
Finals Panels Announced
With the 2015 home and away season complete, AFL Victoria named its umpiring panels for Week 1 of the finals series. As many as 11 umpires will umpire their first senior final this weekend, and the VFUA would like to congratulate those umpires particularly on this achievement.
The respective senior panels are as follows:
Field
James Davey, Tim Carlos, Jarryd Barry, Shane Stewart, Hayden Gavine, Andrew Heffernan, Michael Curtis, Thomas Chrystie, Patrick Burns, Adam Havelberg, Daniel Butcher, Tristan Burgess.
Boundary
Ben McDonald, Lachlan Rayner, Johnny Cooper, Luke Wilke, Nick Laurence, Jake Robertson, Patrick Dineen, Leigh Buwalda, Jerome Rowcroft, Adam Bell, Brendan Elvy, Lawrence Coop.
Goal
Anthony Kyrkou, Sam Walsh, Matt Dervan, Chris Doyle, Dylan Benwell, Callum Leonard, Simon Plumridge, Matt Maclure.
The VFUA would like to acknowledge and congratulate the efforts of all its Members in the 2015 season, and wish all running umpires the best of luck in the 2015 finals series!
IN REVIEW – Poker Night
The Coopers Inn hosted the VFUA’s first ever poker night on Friday the 7th of August. Continue reading
Just About
Ahead of his 182nd Senior Match and ultimately his last, VFL Field Umpire Richard Mills caught up with the VFUA to tell us about his ‘Just About’ story. Continue reading