List of Australian rules football umpires
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This is a list of people who have umpired
Umpire (Australian rules football)
An umpire is an official in the sport of Australian rules football.-Origins:Unlike many other codes of football, where the official is called a referee, in Australian Football, the officials borrow their title from the game of cricket, which is played on the same types of fields and was an...

 in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (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.

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Name # First AFL match (AFLUA Heritage No.) Games (2011) Games (AFL career) Finals matches (AFL career)
26 2008 (411) 11 57 0
12 2010 (418) 6 9 0
(rookie) 33
18 2004 (401) 9 164 11
16 2009 (416) 5 31 0
1 2005 (403) 11 136 2
4 2007 (407) 3 71 0
(rookie) 34
23 2009 (415) 11 55 0
(rookie) 35
(rookie) 36
13 2004 (399) 1 102 0
20 2009 (414) 6 43 0
29 2001 (385) 11 208 4
24 2010 (4??) 7 25 0
19 2005 (404) 9 90 0
31 2008 (409) 3 36 0
(rookie) 37
11 2011 (420) 6 12 0
6 2002 (391) 9 166 1
3 1995 (355) 11 361 28
30 1994 (353) 5 327 18
(rookie) 38
21 2004 (398) 11 161 4
32 2008 (413) 10 62 0
15 2003 (394) 11 151 1
28 2005 (402) 7 82 0
5 2011 (421) 5 10 0
8 2000 (384) 11 228 18
27 2011 (419) 12 12 0
14 2008 (410) 3 57 0
17 1997 (374) 8 220 4
9 2004 (397) 11 171 7
10 2008 (412) 10 63 0
22 1995 (360) 9 290 5

List of VFL/AFL Umpires

Following are lists of known VFL/AFL umpires as at the end of the 2008 AFL season.

Field umpires

Name Years umpired Games umpired
1991–1993 22
1996–1998 26
1993–1995 9
1992–2007 347
1906 5
1942 2
1931 1
1928–1929 10
1912 1
1960–1964 35
1990–1992 16
1991 2
2008–2009 20
1969–1973 62
1955–1956 6
1930 1
1934 4
1997–2009 165
1908–1919 13
1908–1911 16
2002–2003 19
1988–1990 45
1950–1959 154
1926–1933 16
1930–1940 119
1909 7
1920–1922 23
1988 3
1948–1960 153
1990–1994 43
1929–1939 189
1963–1967 72
1951–1954 37
1934–1936 41
1907–1915 59
1926–1929 11
1910–1911 6
1960–1961 12
1962–1966 27
1939–1947 99
1960–1965 81
1930 3
1976–1985 131
1982–1988 28
1933 2
1997–2000 50
1929 3
1992–1997 56
1977–1993 306
1918 1
1980–1984 43
1955 3
1985–1999 307
1986–1992 66
1900–1905 41
1897–1898 7
1984–1989 71
1991–1997 62
1927 3
2004–2009 112
1993–1994 7
1973–1981 130
1987–1988 7
1909–1912 34
1929–1930 10
1924–1925 16
1941–1946 4
1980–1989 106
1946–1950 33
1989–2004 281
1968–1973 94
1926–1929 33
1947–1949 33
1919 9
1929–1931 9
1907 2
1906–1911 35
2001–2003 31
1934–1943 107
1919 2
1897–1905 147
1961–1970 182
1918 2
1992 1
1975 1
1938–1939 16
1914–1918 4
1910 1
2009 8
1907 1
1980–1982 41
1906 1
1911 1
1914 2
2004–2006 39
1915–1917 7
1997–1998 27
1967–1981 251
1901–1903 12
1926–1933 61
1900–1905 81
1902 1
1909 1
1934–1935 6
1919 1
2005–2009 87
1986–2004 302
1909 14
1925 3
1929 2
1919 2
1913–1921 4
1995–1998 29
1910–1911 8
1973–1982 135
1949–1951 10
1906–1922 295
1931–1933 53
1914–1919 10
1996–2008 244
1989–1991 14
2007–2009 37
1976–1981 59
1902 2
2007–2008 16
2009 12
1963–1967 74
1954–1957 22
1997 3
1987–1992 54
1918 2
2000–2001 16
1902 2
2005 5
1900–1901 20
1925 1
1932–1936 40
1954–1957 16
1964–1965 2
2002–2003 25
1984 2
1965 4
1991–1995 50
1963–1966 46
1899–1909 100
1942 1
1932–1939 32
1989–2007 371
1962–1966 31
1925 1
1917–1920 13
1911 1
1907 1
2004–2009 84
1900 1
1947–1948 8
1996–2001 89
1987–1992 74
1990–2001 163
1905–1910 8
1936–1944 141
2009 12
1969–1971 16
2001–2008 144
1973–1976 17
1913–1920 3
2003–2009 69
1971–1977 89
1985–1986 5
1961–1962 8
1960–1964 58
1949–1950 5
1926 1
1983–1986 12
1897–1899 37
1943–1947 64
1980–1988 102
1982–2001 302
1968–1969 22
1996–2003 83
1957–1958 6
1940–1943 45
1925 2
1948 6
1958–1962 84
1958–1959 4
1977–1985 166
1907–1913 18
1999–2009 206
1943–1954 171
2001–2009 164
1945 1
1926 2
1989–1991 20
1930 3
1966–1971 90
1948–1950 11
1925–1930 17
1925 3
1937–1938 7
1923–1928 45
1914 2
2005–2009 64
2008–2009 23
1897–1904 71
1999–2002 50
1897–1899 22
1988–2009 457
1904 1
1928 2
1967–1968 20
1939 2
1996–1997 9
1950–1951 21
1909 1
1913–1925 41
1943–1946 26
1985–1988 12
1913–1915 9
2003–2005 2
1904 2
1926–1932 62
1960–1961 10
1975–1977 36
1941–1946 8
1996–1997 7
1923–1928 49
1996–1999 52
1928 3
1988–1991 22
1971–1977 66
1908–1915 14
1923–1924 7
1997–1998 23
1949 2
1957–1960 40
1978–1982 38
2002–2009 122
1968–1972 22
1990 4
1906 2
1968–1972 25
1934–1935 4
1932 5
1995–2009 312
1995–2000 64
1897–1899 43
1930–1938 26
1986–1991 59
1994–2009 288
1945–1949 14
1918 1
1899 2
1987 3
1995–2003 157
1991–1995 62
1915–1925 19
1928–1929 5
1994–2009 346
1945–1947 25
1967 4
1917–1936 303
1941–1955 216
1929 5
1906–1908 3
1914–1915 5
1932 1
2004–2009 113
1949–1950 17
1936 3
1929 1
1985–2002 340
2008–2009 23
1965 2
1920 1
1976–1983 119
1937–1944 77
1999–2005 100
1982–1986 67
1978–1980 20
1935–1936 4
1993 2
1904–1906 17
1936–1939 55
1912–1917 37
1930 16
1923–1927 47
1915–1919 11
1950–1959 114
1994–2001 162
1974–1984 217
1921–1927 42
1996–2008 154
2003–2009 105
1936–1937 19
1982–1984 16
1905–1921 183
1995–2000 69
1979–1982 21
1910–1913 59
1912–1919 17
1955–1963 151
1940–1944 15
1925–1928 13
1936 9
1928–1929 5
1923–1926 14
1988–1989 6
1921–1928 11
2005–2009 52
1994–1996 27
1931–1932 3
1966–1968 26
1944–1945 15
1928 1
1920–1925 24
1994–1997 44
1912 2
1902 2
1976–1979 39
1941–1943 17
1993–1997 59
2002–2006 48
1974–1981 83
1914–1924 22
1922–1925 6
1919 1
1992 2
1910 1
1929 3
1982–1997 251
1951–1956 67
1951–1960 79
1971–1987 353
1929–1930 12
1936–1937 10
2000–2009 174
1925–1931 22
1999–2005 122
1951–1955 16
2002–2004 33
1902 2
1982–1995 221
2011–present 0
2008–2009 32
2003–2009 161
1986–1988 21
1977–1997 410
1944–1950 104
1997–2009 193
1956–1963 128
1935–1936 15
1921–1935 157
1990–1999 129
1996–2000 58
1979–1982 12
1997 6
1908 1
1923 2
1965–1972 134
1997–1998 23
1986–2003 363
1971 5
1983–1987 39
1966–1972 119
1928 2
1897 2
1907–1910 33
1971–1985 303
1933–1934 11
1986–1990 55
1948–1949 6
1943–1950 133
1924 2
2004–2009 120
2008–2009 24
1940–1941 16
2006–2009 46
1970–1981 214
1939–1946 12
1945 2
1989–1990 9
1919 1
1970–1972 6
1962–1965 17
1913 3
1922 1
1988–1989 8
1952–1957 5
1905–1911 65
1923 1
1909 6
1991–1995 56
1982–1984 26
1987–1998 203
1912 4
1990–1993 34
1999–2009 237
1982–1985 12
1986–1994 17
1900 2
1918–1919 3
1932 1
1995–2009 251
1982–1996 74
1936 2
1914 1
1914–1926 42
1926 11
1976 6
1995–1999 56
1921–1922 19
1910–1914 6
2001–2007 124
1983–1987 24
1956–1959 38
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Boundary umpires

Name

Goal umpires

Name

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 80 players to achieve this distinction.
Name Games umpired Years umpired
Roy Allen
Roy Allen (footballer)
Roy Allen was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Allen made just two senior appearances with Collingwood, a win over Melbourne at the MCG and a loss to South Melbourne at Lake Oval.He later returned to the league as a goal umpire and also...

1 1931
Jimmy Bates
Jimmy Bates
Jimmy E. Bates was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League.Bates played just one game in the VFL...

15 1939–1943
Tammy Beauchamp
Tammy Beauchamp
Tammy Beauchamp was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy during the early years of the Victorian Football League . His surname was often spelt as Beacham....

7 1909
Wally Beckwith
Wally Beckwith
John 'Wally' Beckwith was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .Beckwith played his early footballer at Clifton Hill and West Melbourne CYMS...

22 1928–1929
Vic Belcher
Vic Belcher
Vic Belcher was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Belcher was a tireless ruckman for the South Melbourne Football Club who could also play in a key position...

17 1921–30
Albert Bickford 1 1921
Billy Blair 41 1940–1945
Max Blumfield
Max Blumfield
Max Blumfield was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s....

37 1951–1954
Jack Boyd 41 1934–1936
Bob Boyle
Bob Boyle (footballer)
Robert 'Bob' Boyle was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League .Boyle, a half back flanker in North Melbourne's 1903 VFA premiership team, was used as a centreman during his time at Carlton...

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
Bob Corbett (footballer)
Robert "Bob" Corbett was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....

40 1931–1933
Harold Craven
Harold Craven
Harold Craven was a player for Geelong in the VFL between 1915 and 1924. He captained the club in 1921 and 1922. Despite his small size, he played most of his career at full back....

2 1931
Charlie Curtis 3 1910
Jack Davidson
Jack Davidson
Jack Davidson was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....

1 1906
Bill L. Davies
Bill L. Davies
William L. "Bill" Davies was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League ....

2 1914
Lawrie Delaney 9 1915–1918
Eddie Drohan
Eddie Drohan
Edward 'Eddie' Drohan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League before becoming a coach....

14 1909
Charlie Dummett
Charlie Dummett
Charlie Dummett was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Dummett made three appearances for Collingwood in the 1909 VFL season, as an 18 year old. He didn't feature at all in 1910, when Collingwood went on to claim the premiership. In 1911 he...

264 1927–1945
Percy Ellingsen
Percy Ellingsen
Percy Ellingsen was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond, Melbourne and Geelong in the Victorian Football League ....

53 1931–1933
Charlie Foletta
Charlie Foletta
Charlie Foletta was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .A rover, Foletta played at both Fitzroy and Collingwood while they were competing the Victorian Football Association before crossing to Brunswick...

31 1913–15
Mark Fraser
Mark Fraser (footballer)
Mark Fraser is a former Australian rules footballer and umpire in the Australian Football League.-Playing career:Fraser, from Montmorency, Victoria, is the son of former Essendon Football Club champion Ken, who played 198 games over 11 seasons with them...

5 2005
Dick Gibson
Dick Gibson (footballer)
Dick Gibson was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Gibson was a member of the inaugural South Melbourne team in 1897 and vice-captained the club in his two seasons. He became the first VFL player to umpire a Grand Final in 1903 when he...

100 1899–1909
George Green
George Green (Australian rules footballer)
George Green was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Green, a wingman, joined Collingwood in 1903 when they were reigning premiers...

13 1917–1920
Bill J. Griffiths
Bill J. Griffiths
William J. "Bill" Griffiths was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....

20 1911–1913
Ted Hall
Ted Hall (footballer)
Edward 'Ted' Hall was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .Hall holds the league record for having the worst winning percentage of all VFL/AFL footballers to have played over 50 games...

1 1900
Charlie Hammond
Charlie Hammond
Charles William Hammond was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League . Hammond is notable as the only footballer in history to play in five Carlton premiership sides.Hammond played originally for Northcote in the Victorian Football...

11 1921
Harry Hardiman 69 1944–1948
George Hastings
George Hastings (footballer)
George Hastings was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the early years of the VFL.Hastings usually played on the wing but was also a centreman at times. A member of Essendon's inaugural premiership team in 1897 and again in 1901, Hasting also played in losing Grand Final...

8 1905–10
Clarrie Hearn
Clarrie Hearn
Clarence 'Clarrie' Hearn was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League .Hearn spent his early career as a defender, mostly at half-back...

12 1937
Neville Heffernan 67 1931–1935
Hugh Heron
Hugh Heron
Hugh Heron was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League ....

120 1914–1926
Arthur Hiskins
Arthur Hiskins
Arthur 'Poddy' Hiskins was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....

52 1930–1933
Ern Jenkins
Ern Jenkins
Ernest 'Ern' Jenkins was an Australian rules football player, coach and umpire. Jenkins was uncle of Fitzroy player Horrie Dawson.-Playing career:...

132 1920–1927
Harold Johnston
Harold Johnston (footballer)
Harold Johnston was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s....

3 1930
Percy Jory
Percy Jory
Percy Jory was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .Jory came to St Kilda from Tasmania and soon established a place in their side as a forward who could play in the ruck...

3 1925
Pat G. Kennedy 76 1925–1931
Harry Lampe
Harry Lampe
Harry Lampe was an Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League ....

1 1909
Phil Lane
Phil Lane
Phil Lane was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .Although he was listed at Fitzroy for three years, Lane made his only appearance with the seniors early in the 1932 VFL season, a 19 point loss to North Melbourne at Brunswick Street...

26 1943–1946
Billy Leeds
Billy Leeds
William 'Billy' Leeds was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League .Leeds, who could play both forward and down back, had his first season for Carlton in 1903 but then retired to pursue an umpiring career...

2 1904
Teddy Lockwood
Teddy Lockwood
Teddy Lockwood was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Collingwood during the years following the formation of the VFL....

1 1917
Vin Maguire 7 1923–1924
Dick McCabe
Dick McCabe (Australian footballer)
Dick McCabe was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, St Kilda and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League . He used the pseudonym Dick McKay during his playing days and thus that is how his name appears in many football records.From Essendon District, McCabe was a...

1 1918
Bill McNamara
Bill McNamara
William 'Bill' McNamara was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League ....

3 1906–1908
Mick Madden
Mick Madden
Michael 'Mick' Madden was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League ....

93 1923–1929
Keith Millar
Keith Millar
Keith James Millar was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football with Richmond in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s and first-class cricket for Victoria...

3 1936
Roy Millen
Roy Millen
Rowland 'Roy' Millen was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .Although primarily a wingman, Millen was also used as a centreman at times during his career...

1 1929
Jack Monohan
Jack Monohan
Jack Monohan was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL.- Playing career :Monohan was part of Collingwood's inaugural VFL season and also played for the club while they were in the VFA. Renowned for his high marking, he was used mainly as a follower and half back...

181 1913–1926
Billy Moxham
Billy Moxham
Billy Moxham was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Moxham appeared in two grand finals during his four season league career, with the first coming in his debut season...

25 1913–1919
Alec Mutch
Alec Mutch
Alec Mutch was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the VFL during the 1910s and early 1920s. Also known as Alex Mutch....

47 1923–1927
Wally Naismith
Wally Naismith
Wally Naismith was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....

11 1915–1919
Michael O'Gorman
Michael O'Gorman
Michael O'Gorman was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League . He went by the alias Mick Minahan during his football career....

172 1902–1919
Howard Okey
Howard Okey
Howard Okey was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL.Okey was a pacy centreman, winning Essendon's Best and Fairest award in 1929. He also represented Victoria at interstate football three times during his career.-External links:...

9 1936
Jack O'Loughlin
Jack O'Loughlin
Jack O'Loughlin was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ....

91 1904–1910
Billy Orchard
Billy Orchard
Billy Orchard was a player for the Geelong Football Club between 1906 and 1915. He captained the club for two seasons in 1914 and 1915. He was also playing coach in 1914. He was a field umpire in the VFL during the 1920s...

14 1923–1926
Albert F. Pannam
Albert F. Pannam
Albert F. Pannam was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Pannam, who made his debut in the 1907 VFL season, played 13 games in each of his first two years at Collingwood, both of which ended with participation in semi final loses...

12 1914–1921
Mick Pleass
Mick Pleass
George Victor 'Mick' Pleass was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League ....

2 1902
Les Reynolds
Les Reynolds
Les Reynolds was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the early 1920s.A Swimming Club recruit, Reynolds was the uncle of Essendon champion Dick Reynolds...

3 1929
Harry Rowe
Harry Rowe
Henry "Harry" Rowe was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....

16 1951–1955
George Sandford 83 1904–1913
Ed Sannerman 43 1936–1941
Ernie Schunke 11 1904
Bob Sellers 131 1944–1952
Jimmy Shand 4 1930
Teddy Shorten 156 1930–1949
Fred Sigmont
Fred Sigmont
Fred Sigmont was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Sigmont played six times with South Melbourne in 1897, the inaugural VFL season. He also took part in their first ever match in the league.As a goal umpire, Sigmont officiated in the...

108 1908–15
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer)
James 'Jimmy' Smith was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached St Kilda in the VFL during the early 1900s....

33 1907–10
Bert Streckfuss 109 1921–1930
George Threlfall 22 1929–1931
George Topping
George Topping
George Topping was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Topping made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 10 of the 1902 season. He retired as a result of World War I after playing 2 games in 1916....

3 1913
Lardie Tulloch
Lardie Tulloch
Lawrence Gideon "Lardie" Tulloch was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the early years of the Victorian Football League ....

65 1905–11
Bill Twomey
Bill Twomey, Sr.
William 'Bill' Patrick Twomey was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League . His sons Mick, Pat and Bill all played league football with Collingwood....

3 1933
Dick Vernon
Dick Vernon
Dick 'Bendigo' Vernon was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League ....

4 1912
Bert Wregg
Bert Wregg
Bert Wregg was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .Wregg was a full-forward at Melbourne in the 1901 VFL season but only made three appearances....

39 1905–1908
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