AFL Northern Territory wishes to advise of the 2012-13 Umpiring Appointment for all grades for the TIO NTFL Seatbelts Save Lives Grand Final have been completed at the annual NTFL Umpiring Association Grand Final Dinner last night.
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"The League Umpiring Panel has had an excellent finals series and I am confident the nine umpires chosen to officiate this match will maintain those high standards on the weekend."
The umpires selected for the Premier League Grand Final have officiated consistently and reliably throughout the 2012/13 season. The panel has a good blend of experience and youth, with each umpire thoroughly deserving of their appointment," said NTFL Umpiring Advisor Jared Collins.
The umpiring appointments are as follows:
Premier League
Field Umpires:
- Simon Walker will be doing his 6th League GF – 127 NTFL League games (now equal 2nd in all time league field)
- Mark Noonan will be doing his 4th League GF – 162 NTFL League games
- Ayden Rickman will be doing his 2nd League GF – 67 NTFL League games
Boundary Umpires:
- Michael Simpson will be doing his 21st League GF – 431 NTFL League games
- Hayden Kelly will be doing his 3rd League GF – 114 NTFL League games
- Hayden Clark will be doing his 2nd League GF – 57 NTFL League Games
- Jeff Grambell will be doing his 1st League GF – 31 NTFL League Games
Goal Umpires:
- Darren Witham will be doing his 9th League GF – 206 NTFL League Games & most consecutive league goal GF’s in a row with 9.
- Shaun Ostler will be doing his 1st League GF – 55 NTFL League Games & Youngest League GF goalie at 17.10 years old.
Emergency Field Umpire:
- Jay Farrell – 25 NTFL League Games
3rd Scorer –
- Joanne Wood – 59 NTFL League Games
Division 1
Field – Jared Collins, Jay Gilden & Brian Walters
Goal –Mel Thelie & Jo Wood
Boundary – Roy Baehnish, Matthew Collins & Beckie Taylor
Interchange – Peter Rayner
Emergency – Jeff Mann
Division 2
Field – Ross Ebbott, Ray Hocking & Roland Ostler
Goal – Jeremy Sten & Jim Thiele
Boundary – Michael Butler, Lathryn Flynn & Olivia Schmidt
Interchange – John Colwill
Emergency – Phillip Hannam
Under 18
Field – Jay Farrell, Sam Ferguson & Tim Kimber
Goal – Keith Pratt & Mick Stone
Boundary – Jaidyn Hill, Jasper Hutt & James Inglis (50th Game)
Interchange – Julie Lock
Emergency – Tom Harold
Under 16 Hickman
Field – Jamieson Galbraith, Brodie Rayner & Sheryle Schmode
Goal – Sian Atkins & John Kidd
Boundary – Merlene Hutt, John Rawsthorne & Gerard Reid
Under 16 Leverance
Field – Mark Atkins, Peter Clark & Steve Hill
Goal – Sam Baker & James Olsen
Boundary – Finlay Curry, Garey Neenan & Paddy Parnell
Under 14 Gundersen
Field – Jake Bowler & Kelly Tellem
Goal – Leon Fennell & Peter Netherway
Under 14 LewFatt
Field – Gavin McHugh & Jo Wood
Goal – Shannon Bell & Jason Olsen
Under 12 Atkinson Division 1
Field – Ben Griffiths & Gerry Wood
Goal – Greg Grace & Gary Lambert
Under 12 Atkinson Division 2
Field – Levi Higgins & Rob Lind
Goal – Garey Neenan (50th Game) & Caroline Olsen