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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