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

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

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

The 2016 Pre-Season began on Tuesday January 12 at our beloved Victoria Park. Among the obvious changes in personnel and the new trendy uniform, a more subtle change had already taken place in late 2015. The VFUA’s new President; Michael Curtis. Continue reading →