Best First Year Umpire Award

Since 2002 the AFLCUA has awarded a Best First Year Umpire Award in each of the three Senior disciplines (Field, Boundary and Goal), as nominated by the respective Discipline Coaches in that year.

The recipients of the Best First Year Umpire Awards have have been:

 Year  

First Year Field Umpire

First Year Boundary Umpire

First Year Goal Umpire

2023 Lizz Affleck Luke Allardyce Murray Johnson
2022 Patrick O'Leary Owen Toyne Emma Argall
2021 Joel Kelly Damian Rutledge Rhys Daddow
2020 Rachel Porter Liam Motherway  
2019 Dan Irvine Rory Di Campli  
2018 Malcolm Roberts Jasper Strudwick Thomas Arthur
2017   Jenny Alley Emma Loaney
2016 Nell Fraser Matt Thompson David Vosnakes
2015 Hugh Dixson   Ciara Briody
2014   Jordan Kelly  
2013 Graham Stephan    
2012 Leighton Phipps Norman Lembit Rob Lightbody
2011 Brad Burns Michael Barlow Kim Shulz
2010 Nic McGinness Patrick Jackson Grant Ellidge
2009 Dom de Carvahlo Scott Gordon Matt Lynch
2008 David Ashe Steven Smith Roman Dzioba
2007 Michael Goiser Dom de Carvahlo Rose O'Dea
2006 Bede Moore Tabitha Hocking Cedric Seveque
2005   Amanda East  
2004 Craig Hill John Bernardi Ben Lisson
2003 Bryan McGlynn Joel Smith Keiran Hughes
2002 Shaun Haidon Rob Burns Dale Puren

 

Note: the full list of past recipients is still being reconstructed from various records. If you have have any additional information about previous winners please contact us.

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