Umpire NEB

29/05/2026

📣 Calling our Women & Girls League Players, Officials, Club Umpires, Families and Friends! 📣

Umpiring is calling you! Whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a way to support your club, some additional fitness, to understand the game better, or some extra pocket money 💰, we’d love to have you involved!

Why not support your club and give umpiring a go in the back end of the season? We promise you’ll have heaps of fun, meet some great people and learn something new! 💚

Submit an EOI here: https://forms.office.com/r/mRGd9NassY

Enquiries: [email protected]

AFL North East Border Umpire AFL

27/05/2026

We want all those involved in Community Football to make a promise to be the best version of themselves when we play our game.

To support you; the hardworking players, the volunteers who turn up weekly to make the game possible.

To the hardworking coaches and umpires who foster growth and try their very best, every week for you.

And to the parents, guardians & friends, who support with passion.

To those who drive weekly and stand through every type of weather to support the game and local players you all love.

Community Football.
Love it. Respect it. Support it.


Umpire AFL

22/05/2026

Respect the whistle. Respect the person.

Games of footy don’t happen without our amazing umpires who take to the field every week.

We ask you to just take a moment to think before you speak. Remember, the umpire out there is someone’s son, daughter, brother, sister, mother, father, grand parent, or friend. We too are human.

There’s no place in our game for umpire abuse or anti-social behaviour at the footy. Join us in calling it out.

See it. Call it. Change it.

Respect the whistle. Respect the person.

22/05/2026

Everyone has the right to feel safe and valued at the footy. It’s up to you to make our game great.

If you’re going to the footy this weekend, just take a moment. To stop. And think. Before you speak.

Respect your club. Respect your game. Respect your community.

See it. Call it. Change it.


Umpire AFL

10/03/2026

Have you ever thought about umpiring? Well, the Border Umpires Group invite you to come down at see what it’s all about! Join us for our launch night on Thursday March 19th at Noreuil Park, Albury, and see firsthand how umpires have the best seat in the house.

Register here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=KcwQ3vzW3UmcLuCZF1cVBR38X4dOAk9OkIhmgAfvEWpUN0xPUDkwSjVKSkgwTElSNTU4SEJVMlpVVS4u&origin=QRCode

23/03/2025

Congratulations to former AFLNEB Field Umpire Heyden Pearson on making his VFL debut in round 1 of the VFL.

07/10/2024

Nick Brown is coming to town!

Nick Brown will be the MC for the 2024 AFL NEB Umpire Presentation Dinner!

Nick is a current AFL-listed Field Umpire (Shirt #13 and AFL Heritage Number 434) who commenced his career with the VAFA in 2003 and made his AFL Debut in Round 9, 2015 at Hawthorn v Gold Coast, and to date has officiated 140 AFL matches.

Some honours for Nick include:
- AFL Victoria Goden Whistle (2007)
- TAC Cup (Coates Talent League) Grand Final (2011)
- VFL Grand Final (2014 & 2017)
- State League Representative Match – VIC v SA (2014)

Nick will partake in a Q&A session, alongside fellow goal umpire Matthew Maclure (joining via Zoom).

I’m sure you’ll join me in thanking Nick for helping us celebrate our 2024 season!

If you haven’t already, it’s not too late to purchase a ticket (https://form.jotform.com/231623449435053)

20/09/2024

👏 Congratulations to umpires selected for the 2024 SS&A Ovens & Murray Senior Grand Final. Good luck! 💚

04/08/2024

Well done to our umpires who got the opportunity to run at the half time Auskick today at St Kilda v Brisbane at Marvel Stadium.

We’re immensely proud of the program we offer for our umpires at AFL North East Border, today we had some very special moments, we saw father-son, grandfather-granddaughter and sister combinations.

If you’re interested in getting in the game visit https://play.afl/umpire

Be part of our special moments 💚💚

31/07/2024

Congratulations to Nick Bahr (Ex-AFLNEB & O&M Senior Grand Final Boundary Umpire) on an appointment to his 1st VFL Senior Match!

Since finishing up at AFLNEB after umpiring an Ovens & Murray Senior Grand Final, Nick went on to join the VAFA whilst being a part of the V/Line Community Umpiring Academy, and we eventually promoted to the VFL Development Squad in 2023 and has now made his VFL Senior debut!

Another success story arising for the North East Border Region!

Congrats Nick looking forward to seeing what else you go on to accomplish!