List of Australian Football League umpires
This is a list of people who have umpired in the Australian Football League (AFL), formerly the VFL.
As of 2007 there have been a total of 1,249 umpires to have umpired at VFL/AFL Level (408 field umpires, 523 boundary umpires and 318 goal umpires). The first field umpire to be appointed to a match was Henry Crapp, the first boundary umpire was Chris Carriss and the first goal umpire was F. J. Burton.
There have been two female umpires to have officiated at VFL/AFL level – Katrina Pressley and Chelsea Roffey, both Queensland-based goal umpires.
Current umpires
Field
Name | # | First AFL match (AFLUA Heritage No.) | Games (2013) | Games (AFL career) | Finals matches (AFL career) |
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Armstrong, JasonJason Armstrong | 26 | 2008 (411) | 15 | 91 | 0 |
Bannister, JordanJordan Bannister | 5 | 2011 (422) | 16 | 39 | 1 |
Burgess, TristanTristan Burgess | 13 | 2013 (428) | 13 | 14 | 0 |
Chamberlain, RayRay Chamberlain | 18 | 2004 (401) | 14 | 178 | 14 |
Dalgleish, JeffJeff Dalgleish | 7 | 2009 (416) | 23 | 72 | 1 |
Donlon, ChrisChris Donlon | 1 | 2005 (403) | 23 | 181 | 9 |
Deboy, CurtisCurtis Deboy (rookie) | 35 | N/A | — | — | — |
Elsworthy, NathanNathan Elsworthy (rookie) | 38 | N/A | — | — | — |
Farmer, LukeLuke Farmer | 4 | 2007 (407) | 23 | 117 | 2 |
Findlay, RobertRobert Findlay | 23 | 2009 (415) | 20 | 95 | 1 |
Fisher, LeighLeigh Fisher | 3 | 2013 (429) | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Fleer, CraigCraig Fleer | 2 | 2012 (426) | 6 | 18 | 0 |
Foot, NickNick Foot | 25 | 2012 (424) | 15 | 25 | 0 |
Gleeson, ShaunShaun Gleeson (rookie) | 37 | N/A | — | — | — |
Hall, AaronAaron Hall (rookie) | 40 | N/A | — | — | — |
Harris, DavidDavid Harris | 24 | 2012 (427) | 12 | 15 | 0 |
Haussen, LeighLeigh Haussen (rookie) | 42 | N/A | — | — | — |
Hay, SamSam Hay | 20 | 2009 (414) | 16 | 79 | 0 |
Hosking, BrendanBrendan Hosking | 16 | 2012 (425) | 13 | 22 | 0 |
Jeffery, ScottScott Jeffery | 29 | 2001 (385) | 18 | 244 | 7 |
Kamolins, ChrisChris Kamolins | 19 | 2005 (404) | 21 | 132 | 0 |
Lehner, BenBen Lehner (rookie) | 36 | N/A | — | — | — |
Leppard, MatthewMatthew Leppard | 11 | 2011 (420) | 14 | 45 | 0 |
Mitchell, AndrewAndrew Mitchell | 31 | 2012 (423) | 14 | 32 | 0 |
Margetts, DeanDean Margetts | 6 | 2002 (391) | 26 | 215 | 5 |
McInerney, ShaneShane McInerney | 30 | 1994 (353) | 25 | 378 | 24 |
McPhee, ScottScott McPhee (rookie) | 43 | N/A | — | — | — |
Meredith, SimonSimon Meredith | 21 | 2004 (398) | 27 | 216 | 13 |
Mollison, JacobJacob Mollison | 32 | 2008 (413) | 22 | 105 | 1 |
Nicholls, MathewMathew Nicholls | 15 | 2003 (394) | 26 | 202 | 9 |
Orr, JustinJustin Orr (rookie) | 44 | N/A | — | — | — |
Pannell, TroyTroy Pannell | 28 | 2005 (402) | 22 | 127 | 2 |
Pawley, BrentBrent Pawley (rookie) | 41 | N/A | — | — | — |
Rosebury, BrettBrett Rosebury | 8 | 2000 (384) | 26 | 280 | 29 |
Ryan, BenBen Ryan | 27 | 2011 (419) | 14 | 43 | 0 |
Ryan, HeathHeath Ryan | 14 | 2008 (410) | 21 | 93 | 0 |
Schmitt, JustinJustin Schmitt | 17 | 1997 (???) | 20 | 263 | 6 |
Stephens, AndrewAndrew Stephens | 12 | 2014 (430) | — | — | — |
Stevic, MattMatt Stevic | 9 | 2004 (397) | 27 | 226 | 17 |
Stewart, ShaneShane Stewart | 10 | 2008 (412) | 23 | 107 | 1 |
Talbot, AndrewAndrew Talbot (rookie) | 34 | N/A | — | — | — |
Wenn, StuartStuart Wenn | 22 | 1995 (360) | 20 | 332 | 5 |
Boundary
John Gambetta
VFL/AFL players and umpires
This list is of VFL/AFL footballers who umpired at least one match in the league, either as a boundary, field or goal umpire. There have been a total of 85 players to achieve this distinction.
Name | Games umpired | Years umpired |
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Bert Allen | 2 | 1915 |
Roy Allen | 1 | 1931 |
Ralston Ambrose | 1 | 1994 |
Jordan Bannister | 1+ | 2012– |
Jimmy Bates | 15 | 1939–1943 |
Tammy Beauchamp | 7 | 1909 |
Wally Beckwith | 22 | 1928–1929 |
Vic Belcher | 17 | 1921–30 |
Albert Bickford | 1 | 1921 |
Billy Blair | 41 | 1940–1945 |
Max Blumfield | 37 | 1951–1954 |
Jack Boyd | 41 | 1934–1936 |
Bob Boyle | 59 | 1907–1915 |
Billy Bremner | 21 | 1910–1912 |
Billy Briscoe | 51 | 1926–1929 |
Charlie Canet | 7 | 1931 |
Vernon Carkeek | 1 | 1922 |
Sam Chapman | 160 | 1902–1913 |
Bill Coffey | 33 | 1926–1929 |
Ted Collins | 1 | 1930 |
Bob Corbett | 40 | 1931–1933 |
Harold Craven | 2 | 1931 |
Charlie Curtis | 3 | 1910 |
Jack Davidson | 1 | 1906 |
Bill L. Davies | 2 | 1914 |
Lawrie Delaney | 9 | 1915–1918 |
Eddie Drohan | 14 | 1909 |
Charlie Dummett | 264 | 1927–1945 |
Percy Ellingsen | 53 | 1931–1933 |
Leigh Fisher | 1+ | 2013- |
Charlie Foletta | 31 | 1913–15 |
Mark Fraser | 5 | 2005 |
Dick Gibson | 100 | 1899–1909 |
George Green | 13 | 1917–1920 |
Bill J. Griffiths | 20 | 1911–1913 |
Ted Hall | 1 | 1900 |
Charlie Hammond | 11 | 1921 |
Harry Hardiman | 69 | 1944–1948 |
George Hastings | 8 | 1905–10 |
Clarrie Hearn | 12 | 1937 |
Neville Heffernan | 67 | 1931–1935 |
Hugh Heron | 120 | 1914–1926 |
Arthur Hiskins | 52 | 1930–1933 |
Ern Jenkins | 132 | 1920–1927 |
Harold Johnston | 3 | 1930 |
Percy Jory | 3 | 1925 |
Pat G. Kennedy | 76 | 1925–1931 |
Harry Lampe | 1 | 1909 |
Phil Lane | 26 | 1943–1946 |
Billy Leeds | 2 | 1904 |
Teddy Lockwood | 1 | 1917 |
Mick Madden | 93 | 1923–1929 |
Vin Maguire | 7 | 1923–1924 |
Dick McCabe | 1 | 1918 |
Bill McNamara | 3 | 1906–1908 |
Mick Madden | 93 | 1923–1929 |
Keith Millar | 3 | 1936 |
Roy Millen | 1 | 1929 |
Jack Monohan | 181 | 1913–1926 |
Billy Moxham | 25 | 1913–1919 |
Alec Mutch | 47 | 1923–1927 |
Wally Naismith | 11 | 1915–1919 |
Michael O'Gorman | 172 | 1902–1919 |
Howard Okey | 9 | 1936 |
Jack O'Loughlin | 91 | 1904–1910 |
Billy Orchard | 14 | 1923–1926 |
Albert Pannam | 12 | 1914–1921 |
Mick Pleass | 2 | 1902 |
Les Reynolds | 3 | 1929 |
Harry Rowe | 16 | 1951–1955 |
George Sandford | 83 | 1904–1913 |
Ed Sanneman | 43 | 1936–1941 |
Ernie Schunke | 11 | 1904 |
Bob Sellers | 131 | 1944–1952 |
Jimmy Shand | 4 | 1930 |
Teddy Shorten | 156 | 1930–1949 |
Fred Sigmont | 108 | 1908–15 |
Jimmy Smith | 33 | 1907–10 |
Bert Streckfuss | 109 | 1921–1930 |
George Threlfall | 22 | 1929–1931 |
George Topping | 3 | 1913 |
Lardie Tulloch | 65 | 1905–11 |
Fred Turnbull | 1 | 1923 |
Bill Twomey | 3 | 1933 |
Dick Vernon | 4 | 1912 |
Bert Wregg | 39 | 1905–1908 |
External links
- "Career Field – 1897–2008". AFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- "Player/Umpires". AFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- "Umpire Statistics 2009". AFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- "Career Boundary – 1897–2008". AFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- "Career Goal – 1897–2008". AFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 2009-04-16.