At a gala dinner at Wrest Point Hotel Casino on the 26th October 2001, the TFLUA “Golden Team” was announced.

The team was selected on the basis of outstanding ability as an umpire and contribution to the Association in the period 1951 to 2001.

An initial squad of 30 umpires (10 field, 10 boundary and 10 goal umpires) were named. Those squads were as follows:

Field Robert Badenach John Batchler Brian Eade Gary Dawson Les Manson Jack McMurray Alan Muston Haydyn Nielsen Gene Phair Warren Young

Boundary Paul Bidgood Symon Bird Bill Essex Chris Hines Nigel Hyland Frank Kessling Tony Lawrie Barry Monson Graham O’Byrne Denis Rowberry

Goal John Farrell Peter Floyd Graeme Hamley Noel Henri Andrew Hogan Dallas Lewis Neville Lewis Milton Long Peter Lansdell Cyril Pelham

From those squads, the “Golden Team” was chosen.

The team is:

Field Umpires: Gary Dawson, Jack McMurray & Les Manson

Boundary Umpires: Chris Hines, Nigel Hyland & Denis Rowberry

Goal Umpires: Peter Floyd, Graeme Hamley & Milton Long

AFL Tasmania Hall of Fame Umpires

The following umpires have been inducted into the AFL Tasmania Hall of Fame:

Peter Floyd (Goal Umpire)

Graeme Hamley (Goal Umpire)

Jack McMurray (Jnr) (Field Umpire)

Les Manson (Field Umpire)

Nigel Hyland (Boundary Umpire)

Gary “Smokey” Dawson (Field Umpire)