List of Australian Football League umpires explained

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 "Ivo" Crapp, the first boundary umpire was Chris Carriss, and the first goal umpire was F. J. Burton.

There have been three female umpires to have officiated at VFL/AFL level: Katrina Pressley and Chelsea Roffey (both Queensland-based goal umpires) and Eleni Glouftsis (field umpire).

Active AFL umpires as of the end of season 2023

Debut year	Games	Finals	Grand Finals
2023	22
2023	15
2023	12
2023	9
2023	8
2023	6
2023	4
2022	25
2021	38
2021	10
2021	6
2020	57
2019	92	1
2019	87
2019	80
2019	72	1
2019	64
2019	58
2018	103	4
2018	99
2017	160	8
2017	146	8	1
2017	85
2015	118
2015	118
2014	204	10
2014	196	2
2014	154	6
2014	127
2013	217	1
2012	237	7	1
2012	213	5
2012	206	7	1
2009	330	15	1
2009	245	6	1
2008	331	10	1
2005	403	20	1
2004	473	57	11
2004	470	47	8
2004	382	31	3
2003	413	29	2
2000	508	52	9

VFL/AFL umpires to have umpired 250+ games

! Umpire! Seasons! Games! Finals! Grand Finals
	2000–2023	508	52	9
	1994–2019	500	26	2
	1988–2011	495	39	5
	2004–2023	473	57	11
	2004–2023	470	47	8
	2003–2023	413	29	2
	1977–1997	406	35	4
	2005–2023	403	20	1
	1995–2013	401	30	4
	2004–2023	382	31	3
	2002–2021	377	12
	1989–2007	371	37	6
	1986–2003	367	37	6
	1994–2010	364	34	5
	1997–2018	364	15
	2003–2020	349	41	8
	1992–2007	347	37	7
	1971–1987	344	35	9
	1981–2002	341	15
	1995–2014	340	5
	2008–2023	331	10	1
	2009–2023	330	15	1
	2001–2018	325	13	1
	1985–1999	307	24	4
	1917–1936	304	23	5
	1977–1993	304	19	3
	1986–2004	302	17	1
	1981–2001	300	14	1
	1906–1922	296	39	10
	1971–1985	294	23	4
	1989–2004	283	20	2
	1999–2011	280	24	2
Denis Rich	1982–1997	251	16	3

Bold text indicates the umpire is still active as of the end of season 2023.

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
Bert Allen	2	1915
Roy Allen	1	1931
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
	107	1996–2006
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 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 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

Web site: Career Field – 1897–2008 . AFL Umpires Association . 2009-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110222021954/http://www.aflua.com.au/index.asp?d=5A4C5A717251477C7008060D060302 . 2011-02-22 .
Web site: Player/Umpires. AFL Umpires Association. 2009-04-16.
Web site: Umpire Statistics 2009 . AFL Umpires Association . 2009-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207064850/http://aflua.com.au/index.asp?d=5A4C5A717251477C7008060A010502 . 2009-02-07 .
Web site: Career Boundary – 1897–2008. AFL Umpires Association. 2009-04-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912185137/http://www.aflua.com.au/index.asp?d=5A4C5A717251477C7008060D060301. 2009-09-12.
Web site: Career Goal – 1897–2008 . AFL Umpires Association . 2009-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110222022334/http://www.aflua.com.au/index.asp?d=5A4C5A717251477C7008060D060303 . 2011-02-22 .