Former VFUA President Daniel Butcher has had a rollercoaster 18 months in football. From taking the reigns as president of the association at the beginning of the season to umpiring the 2015 VFL Grand Final, it seems Butcher’s enormous achievements have not gone unnoticed from Vicsport. Continue reading
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Social Survey
Attention VFUA Members and Life Members.
The VFUA has put together a survey regarding last years social events.
It only takes 5 minutes and the Survey results will come directly to us to help strengthen our Social Calendar for the upcoming year.
Last year the Association had a wonderful turnout on all events that were offered however we know if we get your feedback, we can go one better and strengthen this Calendar for the upcoming year.
We have already had an overwhelming response an to those who have completed, thank you! Your effort will help us greatly.
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or want to help with the planning of any events, please reach out to your Track Reps or speak to Tyler Hankinson and Patrick Burns.
Click Here to take the Survey!
2016 TAC Cup Fixture Released
The 2016 TAC Cup Fixture has now been released with a number of fantastic clashes to look forward to. Along with a number of games being played at some iconic country venues and also at a number of VFL Grounds.
Click Here to see the full fixture.
Meet the President
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
Benefits expected from Chirnside Park redevelopment
VFUA Members can expect to benefit from the proposed redevelopment of Werribee’s Chirnside Park venue, after the Federal Government committed to funding the last slice of a project that has been on the cards for some years. Continue reading
AGM Recap
The VFUA’s Annual General Meeting was held last night, with over 60 Members and Life Members in attendance. The meeting lasted approximately two hours with some important business being taken care of. Continue reading
Dervan’s umpiring destiny
Not everyone fulfils the destiny that seems to be laid out in front of them. This may be because we can only control so much, or perhaps because what seemed our destiny was, in fact, not. Continue reading
Annual General Meeting approaches
The VFUA will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday 30 November at the Loading Dock Cafe, 70 Lorimer Street, Docklands. Continue reading
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