The WRFL Umpires Association began its life as the Footscray District Football League Umpires Assoication (FDFLUA) in 1931 when the league was formed.
For 69 years the organisation represented umpires in the former FDFL and, when the league changed its name to the WRFL (now WFNL) in 2000 to better reflect the reality of its relationship to the western suburbs of Melbourne, the association changed its name accordingly.
The association works with the WFNL to provide umpires to all WFNL matches where possible. The association is run by an executive and is run by umpires, for umpires. It acts as a representative body to uphold the interests of umpires, as well as a social, training, advocacy, support and management organisation for umpires in the western region.
The WRFLUA is also known as a breeding ground for future VFL and AFL umpires, in particular boundary umpires, with over 20 past and present AFL umpires having risen from its ranks. A total of 3 current AFL umpires have their roots in the WRFLUA.
About the WRFLUA
Our Values
Values are important. They dictate thinking and they dictate performance and focus. In 2013 the umpiring body decided as a group what they would like their five core values to be and as an umpire, we strive to deliver on these in everything we do. Read More
