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.
Field umpire statistics are correct to round 10, 2026 Goal and boundary umpire statistics are correct to the end of 2025
Active AFL umpires Umpire Position Debut year Games Finals Grand FinalsField2000570579Field2004539579Field20045256312Field2003457292Boundary20034395010Boundary2003431315Boundary2005415345Field2008397152Boundary2011359397Goal2008335396Boundary2012330386Goal2004326161Boundary2012314377Boundary2012302130Field2012300111Boundary2011299171Goal2009286 2 Field2012274 12 1 Field201327110Field2014269171Field2012263122Boundary2012259110Goal200924050Field201423920Boundary2015229132Field2017227110Boundary201422690Boundary201521940Field2014217120Field2017209132Goal2016205294Goal201419991Goal2015198173Boundary2017196121Goal201519290Boundary2017192161Goal200718230Boundary201618220Boundary201617630Field201517400Goal2016174121Field201517420Boundary2018167154Field201815960Boundary201715600Boundary201815310Goal2018150132Field201814900Boundary201814800Goal201714740Field201914500 Field201914310Boundary201814010Field201913610Field201913540Boundary201913460Boundary201913110Boundary201813010Goal201712550Boundary202012210Goal201711900Field201911300Field201911100Field201710800Goal201810210Goal201610000Field20219900Boundary20209800Boundary20219600Field20209400Goal20209110Goal20209030Boundary20228970Boundary20228840Goal20208800Boundary20228000Field20238000Boundary20227430Goal20227040Field20226800Boundary20226500Goal20226000Field20235800Goal20215800Field20235700Field20235000Boundary20234500Field20214500Field20234500Goal20224400Boundary20234300Field20234100Boundary20243800Goal20233800Field20213700 Field 2021 31 0 0Boundary20252300Boundary20252200Boundary20252100 Boundary 2025 17 0 0Boundary20251200 Field 2025 10 0 0Goal2025900Goal2025800Boundary2025800 Field 2026 7 0 0 Boundary 2025 6 0 0 Boundary 2025 6 0 0 Field2026300 Field 2026 2 0 0Boundary2025100Boundary2025100Boundary2025100 Goal 0 0 0 Goal 0 0 0 Field 0 0 0 Goal 0 0 0
VFL/AFL umpires to have umpired 250+ games
Denotes current umpire + Umpire Seasons Games Finals Grand Finals 2000– 570 57 92004–53955102004–47357111994–20195002621988–20114953952003–4572921977–19974063542005–20244262011995–20134013042008–3971522004–20243893132009–20253811712002–20213771201989–20073713761986–20033673761994–20103643451997–20183641502003–20203494181992–20073473771971–19873443591981–20023411501995–2014340502001–20183251311985–19993072441917–19363042351977–19933041931986–2004302171 2012– 300 11 11981–20013001411906–192229639101971–19852942341989–20042832021999–2011280242 2012– 274 12 1 2013– 273 1 0 2014– 269 17 1 2012– 263 12 2Denis Rich1982–1997251163
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 umpiredBert Allen21915Roy Allen11931Jordan Bannister1+2012– Jimmy Bates151939–1943Tammy Beauchamp71909Wally Beckwith221928–1929 Vic Belcher171921–30Albert Bickford11921Billy Blair411940–1945Max Blumfield371951–1954Jack Boyd411934–1936Bob Boyle591907–1915Billy Bremner211910–1912Billy Briscoe511926–1929Charlie Canet71931Vernon Carkeek11922Sam Chapman1601902–1913Bill Coffey331926–1929Ted Collins11930Bob Corbett401931–1933Harold Craven21931 Andrew Curtis 107 1996–2006Charlie Curtis31910Jack Davidson11906Bill L. Davies21914Lawrie Delaney91915–1918Eddie Drohan141909Charlie Dummett2641927–1945Percy Ellingsen531931–1933 Leigh Fisher1+2013– Charlie Foletta311913–15Mark Fraser52005Dick Gibson1001899–1909George Green131917–1920Bill Griffiths201911–1913Ted Hall11900Charlie Hammond111921Harry Hardiman691944–1948George Hastings81905–10Clarrie Hearn121937Neville Heffernan671931–1935Hugh Heron1201914–1926Arthur Hiskins521930–1933Ern Jenkins1321920–1927Harold Johnston31930Percy Jory31925Pat Kennedy761925–1931Harry Lampe11909Phil Lane261943–1946Billy Leeds21904Teddy Lockwood11917Mick Madden931923–1929 Vin Maguire71923–1924Dick McCabe11918Bill McNamara31906–1908Keith Millar31936Roy Millen11929Jack Monohan1811913–1926Billy Moxham251913–1919Alec Mutch471923–1927Wally Naismith111915–1919 Michael O'Gorman1721902–1919 Howard Okey91936Jack O'Loughlin911904–1910Billy Orchard141923–1926Albert Pannam121914–1921Mick Pleass21902Les Reynolds31929David Rodan882017–Harry Rowe161951–1955George Sandford831904–1913Ed Sanneman431936–1941Ernie Schunke111904Bob Sellers1311944–1952Jimmy Shand41930Teddy Shorten1561930–1949Fred Sigmont1081908–15Jimmy Smith331907–10Bert Streckfuss1091921–1930George Threlfall221929–1931George Topping31913Lardie Tulloch651905–11Fred Turnbull11923Bill Twomey31933Dick Vernon41912Bert Wregg391905–1908
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