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Peter Howe Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Former AFLUA CEO Peter Howe will be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his exemplary services to umpiring and the association spanning 45 years. Peter always has, and always will be, an association man. During his own umpiring career days, he served h...

Mark Ensbey Receives Honorary AFLUA Life Membership

Former AFL Goal Umpire Mark Ensbey has been awarded an Honorary AFLUA Life Membership for his extraordinary commitment to umpiring. Mark’s journey as an AFL goal umpire began in 2014 when he made his debut in Round 6, officiating the Western Bulldogs and Ad...

Brett Rosebury attends WA Community Umpiring Launch

Brett Rosebury recently travelled to Perth to take part in a Q&A for the West Australian Football Commission’s community umpiring launch. Around 70 community umpires attended the meet and greet and listened to a speech by Brett followed by Q&A and d...

AFLUA Awards Announced

The 2023 AGM held on 5 February saw the AFLUA’s award winners announced. Two awards are given in each discipline: the most promising first or second year umpire as recommended by the AFL Umpiring Department Coaching Panel, and the umpire of the year. The...

Culture of AFLW Gets a Tick, but Burnout an Emerging Issue

A recent AFLUA survey completed by fifty-eight AFLW umpires has provided some key insights into how the AFLW umpiring cohort experienced season 9. The survey, conducted in November 2023 indicates that umpiring in the AFLW was largely a positive experience, but...

2023 AGM Wrap-Up

Monday night saw the AFLUA annual general meeting held for 2023. Each year the AGM provides a forum for the CEO and President to address members, deliver annual reports, move motions, announce award winners, and take questions. President Chris Donlon’s r...