Essendon District Football League Umpires Association

🏆✨ Celebrating Our Junior Umpires! ✨🏆

What a fantastic night on August 11th, celebrating the incredible achievements of our Junior Umpires throughout the year! 🏉👏

A huge congratulations to all our award winners and Grand Final appointments - your dedication, growth and commitment have been outstanding! 🌟

🏆 Academy Coaches Awards
* Zara Azzopardi
* Phoebe Dew
* Jason Portelli
* Lucy Walkom
* Oscar Turnbull

🌟 Best First Year Umpires�Jasmine Spring-Brown & Owen Hastie

📈 Most Improved�Tiana Efron & Ben Hausfield

💫 Junior Encouragement Awards
* Eliza Helibronn
* Montana Morrell
* Amy Conroy
* Marley Kelly
* Alex Gowland
* Anika Chiles
* Lachlan Reid
* Ashley Spring-Brown

🏆 Junior Leadership Group Acknowledgement
* Leyla Brown
* Tom Smith
* Olivia Douglas
* Coby Jarvis
* Elliot Brown
* Chase Jardine

🎓 Brad Teal Scholarship Recipients
* Jacinta Ripa
* James Barker
* Matthew Reed
* Chris Logan
* Oscar Radywonik
* Ethan Pizzinga
* Max Dolence
* Hamish Gilbertson
* Declan McIldowney
* Eloise Stanley
* Lincoln Bloomfield
* Isla Bush

🏅 President’s Award�Sharkya Fernando

🏆 Ian Coates Shield�Elliot Brown

A massive thank you to our dedicated coaching group, all the parents and supporters of our Junior Umpires, and the EDFL & EDFLUA for helping make this such a memorable evening. 🙌💚

Congratulations to everyone - keep learning, keep growing and keep leading the way! 🌟🏉👏

Some recent captures by our man Moments by Shaun 👌

Our #16 👏👏💚🐐

Congratulations to Brendan Hosking who will reach his 300th AFL game when Melbourne host Hawthorn at the 'G! Hosko first picked up the whistle with the Essendon District Football League in 2003 before quickly progressing to the VFL. After a TAC cup Grand Final in 2010 followed by a VFL Grand Final in 2011, Hosko earned promotion to the AFL list in 2012, debuting in the round 3 clash between GWS and West Coast. Brendan reached the pinnacle of AFL umpiring when he was appointed to the 2022 AFL Grand Final. With his 300th game, he'll now qualify for AFL Life Membership in recognition of his outstanding contribution to football. Well done Brendan!

We are thrilled to congratulate former EDFL umpire Jordyn Pearson on becoming just the second female field umpire to officiate a men’s game at the top level.

Jordyn has been appointed to the Melbourne v West Coast clash this Sunday May 10, at Marvel Stadium and both the EDFL & EDFLUA wish her the best of luck!

Essendon District Football League

Some great captures from Moments by Shaun across the first couple of rounds! 💚 💚

Congratulations to Brett on this achievement! 👏🏼

Excited for the first AFL Experience Hub of 2026 🙌
A great chance to learn, connect and hear from guest speaker Steph Hickey.

📅 Saturday 28 February
📍 MCG
Scan the QR code to register.

Meet the coaches and see what's new ahead of junior umpire academies returning on Monday February 16!

MORE ➡ https://essendondfl.com.au/junior-umpire-academies-return/

Essendon District Football League Umpires Association