As the second half of our football seasons take shape, the NFNL is delighted to announce record breaking female participation rates in football umpiring in 2024.

The NFNL is actively recruiting new umpires for its 2024 football seasons, and now is the perfect time to join.

NFNL umpires Joel Clamp (field) and Greta Miller (boundary) have been appointed to officiate the 2023 AFLW Grand Final this Sunday between North Melbourne and Brisbane.

In what has been a terrific year in the football umpiring program, the NFNL recognise the many outstanding milestones reached by our football umpires in 2023.

The NFNL congratulates former league umpire Martin Rodger who will make his AFL umpiring debut in Sunday’s opening round clash between Hawthorn and Essendon at the MCG.

The NFNL congratulates Luke Gonis, Jackson Mansell and Ned Welsh after gaining promotions to officiate at Victorian state league level in 2023.

The Northern Football Netball League is pleased to announce the return of Martin Ellis as the league’s Head of Umpiring.

Division 1 Grand Final boundary umpire, Luke Gonis, has been awarded the 2022 AFL Victoria Golden Whistle award for most outstanding umpire in Victoria.

Twelve emerging NFNL field umpires are continuing to develop their craft over the off-season as part of the second Football Umpire Personal Development Program.

Brothers Austin and Ned Welsh are among the eight umpires selected to officiate Saturday’s 2022 Melbourne Greyhounds Division 1 grand final.