Name: Luke Richardson
Shirt Number: 9
Local Association: Northern Football League
Favorite Movie: Kingsmen
Favorite TV Show: Big Bang Theory / One Tree Hill
Name of Autobiography: Living in the North
Favorite Sports Star: Chris Judd
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Jim Petrakis, Jessica Reid & Joe Root
Favorite Food: Pasta/Gnocchi
Favorite Quote: it’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up
Dream Job: PE teacher
Most Admired Umpire: Brett Rosebury
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Mini Olympics Massive Success
On Thursday 3rd of March the VFUA held the annual Mini Olympics and this year we witnessed the senior boundary umpires secure the Paul Anderson Shield. The weather played its role with the sun out on what proved to be a beautiful Melbourne night. Continue reading
Back to the Future for Determined Stewart
At the start of the 2015 season, the VFL Senior Field umpiring group was met with an old new face in the change rooms on the first night of pre-season, former TFL, VFL and AFL umpire, Shane Stewart. Continue reading
Field Umpire Profile – Peter McCaw
Name: Peter McCaw
Shirt Number: 22
Local Association: WAFL (Western Australian Football League)
Favourite Movie: The Longest Yard
Favourite TV Show: How I met your mother
Name of your Autobiography: Macca: the quiet story.
Favourite Sports Star: Toss up between David Warner and Adam Voges
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Adam Voges, Shannon Eckstein, Lance Armstrong.
Favourite Food: Steak!
Favourite Quote: In order to succeed, your desire to for success must be greater than your fear of failure.
Dream Job: Professional cricket player
Most Admired Umpire: Matt Adams
Field Umpire Profile – Andrew Heffernan
Name: Andrew Heffernan
Shirt Number: 23
Local Association: VAFA
Favourite Movie: Happy Gilmore
Favourite TV Show: Entourage
Name of your Autobiography: Mynameaheff
Favourite Sports Star: Shane Warne
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Chris Gayle, Shane Warne, Andrew Flintoff
Favourite Food: Pizza/Pasta
Favourite Quote: Control what you can control
Dream Job: Something in the property industry
Most Admired Umpire: Richard Mills
Field Umpire Profile – Jarryd Barry
Jarryd Barry during the 2015 TAC Cup Grand Final
Name: Jarryd Barry
Shirt Number: 11
Local Association: VAFA
Favourite Movie: Shawshank redemption
Favourite TV Show: Breaking Bad
Name of your Autobiography: Buzrig
Favourite Sports Star: Russell Westbrook
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Shane Warne, Barack Obama, Christoph Waltz
Favourite Food: Pizza
Favourite Quote: “Here is the magician at work, he shoots toward goal, what more can you say!?” Sandy Roberts in regards to Gary Ablett Snr.
Dream Job: Professional Golfer
Most Admired Umpire: Daniel Butcher
Field Umpire Profile – John Howorth
Name: John Howorth
Shirt Number:
Local Association: Bendigo Umpires Assoication
Favourite Movie: Happy Gilmore
Favourite TV Show: Friends
Name of your Autobiography: Nothing Comes Easy.
Favourite Sports Star: Tiger Woods
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Adam Sandler, Jim Carey and Shane Crawford
Favourite Food: Ice Cream
Favourite Quote: You learn from your mistakes
Dream Job: Cricketer
Most Admired Umpire: Dean Goodridge
Boundary Umpire Profile – Kieran Ferguson
Name: Kieran Ferguson
Local Association: Warrnambool and District Football Association
Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption / Remember the Titans / V for Vendetta.
Favourite TV Show: Scrubs
Name of your Autobiography: The Life of the Ferg.
Favourite Sports Star: Glenn McGrath
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Barrack Obama, Richard Ayoade & Adam Hills.
Favourite Food: Pizza.
Favourite Quote: “Use the force Harry” – Gandolf.
Dream Job: Millionaire / Business Magnate.
Most Admired Umpire: Mark Forster
Boundary Umpire Profile – Andrew Leggo
Name: Andrew Leggo
Local Association: Southern Umpires Association
Favourite Movie: Forgetting Sarah Marshall / Rock N Rolla / Horrible Bosses
Favourite TV Show: Prison Break / Friends.
Name of your Autobiography: One Fatal Right Swipe
Favourite Sports Star: The Quarterback (Racehorse)
If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would they be? Matthew Vitiritti, Mark Baguley & Serena Williams.
Favourite Food: Steak.
Favourite Quote: “Leggo, 2 G’s like the pasta sauce”
Dream Job: Professional Punter/Professional Social Media User.
Most Admired Umpire: Damien Cusack.
Golf Day
2016 Golf Day
The second social event of the year is the Annual VFUA GolfDay, hosted by Ivanhoe Golf Club on ANZAC Day Eve.
This is a fantastic day out and promises to deliver another close result with a huge number already getting ready. Continue reading