The AFL is delighted to announce the three All-Australian umpires who were presented with their prestigious blazers this evening at the AFL Awards. Robert Findlay (Field Umpire), Matthew Konetschka ...

During 2003 Field Umpires were tracked during AFL matches to determine how far they ran. It was found that umpires ran as far as 14.8km during a match with 4.1km of that backwards! So, to be ready for ...

There’s changes coming to AFL headquarters, with Josh Mahoney unveiled as the competition’s new general manager of football ...

“We’ll just leave that to the umpires though. If it gets a bit tougher and they’re hotter on it, we’ll try and adjust as quickly as we can.” On Tuesday afternoon, the AFL released a ...

The AFL will continue to experiment with a fourth field umpire in Season 2016 following successful trials last year, with a view to introducing a permenant change in 2017. After canvassing all 18 ...

Essendon great Matthew Lloyd is "questioning" AFL umpires after it was revealed they are receiving feedback via their earpieces during games from a senior figure. The Age reporter Sam McClure ...

Caroline Wilson has revealed that AFL umpires feel they are being used as "decoys", after a handful of officials have been concussed due to player contact during games. Multiple umpires have been ...

THE AFL won't introduce a fourth field umpire as a permanent fixture during season 2016, despite several successful trials last year. Further experimentation is set to be undertaken this season, with ...

with strength and conditioning manager Rob Jackson leaving to take charge of the AFL umpires' fitness program. Jackson, who was the second in charge to elite performance manager Dave Misson at the ...

"We have got an older list, so to do it for 15 or 20 years, and at the community level beforehand, it takes a fair toll on the body." Kennedy said the AFL Umpires Association would "work towards" ...

An AFL umpire has been banned for one match for dressing up as Osama Bin Laden at an end-of-season function. Umpire Leigh Haussen will not be allocated a match in round one next season after ...