EFL Umpires - AFL Auskick Program

Each year, our club is proud to have our up & coming young umpires represent us on the AFL stage in the half-time AFL Auskick games.

We have a strong tradition of quality young people participating in this exciting program and we know this year’s six umpires will continue that.

An indicator to the regard in which the EFL umpires are held in is the Round 1 appointments – all 6 umpires ran in the 3 blockbuster MCG games!

Carlton v Richmond – 90,000+ in the traditional season opener
James Basford & Caleb Collett

Collingwood v Geelong – 80,000+
Luke Dittmann & Luke Egan

Melbourne v Port Adelaide
Tom Roche & Thomas Whitty

Check out the full list of games our young guns have been appointed to… and make sure if you are at the MCG or Marvel Stadium give a shout out to one of your team mates!

JAMES BASFORD
Carlton v Richmond (Season opening blockbuster at the G)
Collingwood v Melbourne (Traditional Queen’s Birthday Day clash)
Essendon v Sydney

CALEB COLLETT
Carlton v Richmond (Season opening blockbuster at the G)
Essendon v Collingwood (Anzac Day)
St Kilda v West Coast Eagles

LUKE DITTMANN
Collingwood v Geelong (Rd 1 Friday night blockbuster)
Richmond v Melbourne (Anzac Day Eve)
Hawthorn v GWS Giants

LUKE EGAN
Collingwood v Geelong (Rd 1 blockbuster)
Hawthorn v GWS Giants
Carlton v Western Bulldogs

TOM ROCHE
Melbourne v Port Adelaide
Melbourne v Fremantle
Essendon v Sydney

THOMAS WHITTY
Melbourne v Port Adelaide
Collingwood v St Kilda
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs

Well done congratulations to each of these fine young EFL Umpire representatives for earning the opportunity to umpire these games at the MCG & Marvel Stadium, our entire club, and competition, wish you well.