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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Armstrong | 26 | 2008 (411) | 15 | 91 | 0 |
| Jordan Bannister | 5 | 2011 (422) | 16 | 39 | 1 |
| Tristan Burgess | 13 | 2013 (428) | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Chamberlain | 18 | 2004 (401) | 14 | 178 | 14 |
| Jeff Dalgleish | 7 | 2009 (416) | 23 | 72 | 1 |
| Chris Donlon | 1 | 2005 (403) | 23 | 181 | 9 |
| Curtis Deboy (rookie) | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Elsworthy (rookie) | 38 | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Farmer | 4 | 2007 (407) | 23 | 117 | 2 |
| Robert Findlay | 23 | 2009 (415) | 20 | 95 | 1 |
| Leigh Fisher | 3 | 2013 (429) | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Craig Fleer | 2 | 2012 (426) | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| Nick Foot | 25 | 2012 (424) | 15 | 25 | 0 |
| Shaun Gleeson (rookie) | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Hall (rookie) | 40 | — | — | — | — |
| David Harris | 24 | 2012 (427) | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Leigh Haussen (rookie) | 42 | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Hay | 20 | 2009 (414) | 16 | 79 | 0 |
| Brendan Hosking | 16 | 2012 (425) | 13 | 22 | 0 |
| Scott Jeffery | 29 | 2001 (385) | 18 | 244 | 7 |
| Chris Kamolins | 19 | 2005 (404) | 21 | 132 | 0 |
| Ben Lehner (rookie) | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Leppard | 11 | 2011 (420) | 14 | 45 | 0 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 31 | 2012 (423) | 14 | 32 | 0 |
| Dean Margetts | 6 | 2002 (391) | 26 | 215 | 5 |
| Shane McInerney | 30 | 1994 (353) | 25 | 378 | 24 |
| Scott McPhee (rookie) | 43 | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Meredith | 21 | 2004 (398) | 27 | 216 | 13 |
| Jacob Mollison | 32 | 2008 (413) | 22 | 105 | 1 |
| Mathew Nicholls | 15 | 2003 (394) | 26 | 202 | 9 |
| Justin Orr (rookie) | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Pannell | 28 | 2005 (402) | 22 | 127 | 2 |
| Brent Pawley (rookie) | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Rosebury | 8 | 2000 (384) | 26 | 280 | 29 |
| Ben Ryan | 27 | 2011 (419) | 14 | 43 | 0 |
| Heath Ryan | 14 | 2008 (410) | 21 | 93 | 0 |
| Justin Schmitt | 17 | 1997 (???) | 20 | 263 | 6 |
| Andrew Stephens | 12 | 2014 (430) | — | — | — |
| Matt Stevic | 9 | 2004 (397) | 27 | 226 | 17 |
| Shane Stewart | 10 | 2008 (412) | 23 | 107 | 1 |
| Andrew Talbot (rookie) | 34 | — | — | — | — |
| Stuart Wenn | 22 | 1995 (360) | 20 | 332 | 5 |
Boundary
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John Gambetta
Goal
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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.
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.