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Umpire Come & Try in Coffs plus free pizza

ANYBODY thinking of becoming an AFL North Coast umpire in 2024 can learn more at an Umpire Come & Try Session being held in Coffs on Monday 4 March. The Come & Try Session is being hosted by Tyler Hollingworth

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Community Umpiring Week puts umpires front and centre

This week the AFL North Coast will be celebrating Community Umpiring Week, where the AFL celebrates its umpires throughout the nation, particularly our community umpires, who work to make our game safe, fun and fair each week, often without the

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Umpire recruitment gets an ‘elite’ boost

“Physical fitness, you get to improve your communication, managing people, making decisions, leadership, and they pay you to do it!” Six great reasons to get into umpiring local AFL that were given by “Razor” Ray Chamberlain when asked what’s behind

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Rocket, Scott, George lead the way … but need more to join

THREE long serving umpires are approaching the incredible milestone of officiating a combined 1,500 AFL North Coast matches. Rod MacPherson, Scott Bellamy and George Massaad have all been umpiring for more than two decades. Trying to recall when he first

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