12/09/2026
Meet Josh Ellen, Our Supervising Judge
Josh has apparently been bribed into supervising Nats, although his preferred payment method is “will strip for Jacks”, so we’re not entirely sure what kind of judging appointment we’ve organised.
He’s been around long enough to have developed some strong opinions, including and the belief that Norwest will be the last club standing in a zombie apocalypse because they’ve already built an army.
Josh’s judging career has had its moments. There was the Keilor comp where the other judge pulled out, no replacement could be found, Josh judged by himself while other people handled his dog, and then the whole thing was cancelled for rain by lunchtime. A flawless use of everyone’s Saturday.
He also admits his poker face is terrible, particularly when a handler does something spectacularly stupid. We respect the honesty.
As for who should never be given a microphone? Josh nominates himself, alongside his buddy David after last year’s Nationals presentations. Not sure what you’re talking about there, Josh…
And naturally, his proposed AFA mascot is a giant tennis ball with legs, otherwise known as Nick at Nationals last year.
Welcome to Nats 2026, Josh. We’ll try to keep the EJS operational and the microphones out of your hands. As for the Jack’s? Drew has stocked up.
