Bidgood to retire on Saturday

Published: Wednesday 16 September 2009

Veteran boundary umpire, Paul Bidgood, has announced that he will retire on Saturday following his record-breaking appointment to his 5th State League senior grand final, ending one of the most decorated careers of any umpire in the 57 year history of the Association.

Paul commenced umpiring in 1989 and has assembled an outstanding list of achievements, some of which include:

*  A record 288 senior games as a boundary umpire

*  A record 11 senior grand finals (5 State League, 6 SFL) by any umpire

*  Essendon v Carlton (1993)

* Tasmania v Richmond (1994)

* Tasmania v Victoria (1998)

* VFL senior matches including a senior final

Well done Paul on your outstanding career. Your achievements will take a lot of beating and we have no doubt that you will be keen to continue on in your role as President and to assist the boundary umpires where possible. 

Grand Final Umpires Announced

Published: Wednesday 16 September 2009

Last night at the Association Meeting, Regional Umpires Coach, Tony Gibson, made the much anticipated announcements of who the successful grand final umpires would be for the Tasmanian State League, Southern Football League andOldScholars Football Association matches to be played this weekend. Grand Finals are always tough to get and the pressure this season was greater than ever. Congratulations to all the successful umpires on their appointments. It is a fitting reward for a terrific season andall the best on the weekend.

TSL Seniors: Glenorchy v Clarence

 

Field: Nick Foot, Raymond Mee (Nth), Matt Clarke (Nth)

Boundary: Justin Morgan, Paul Bidgood, Liam Dolbey (Nth)

Goal: Damion Oxley, Andrew Newton (Nth)

Emergency Field Umpire: Mark Tuckett

Emergency Goal Umpire: Stuart Allen

 

TSL Reserves: Launceston v Glenorchy

 

Field: Ben Lehner, Michael Hay (Nth), Nathan Howell (Nth)

Boundary: Quentin Cook, Bradley Gibbins, Jerome Rowcroft

Goal: Aaron Jones (Nth), Joel Sheehan (Nth)

Emergency Field Umpire: Nick Saltmarsh (Nth)

Emergency Goal Umpire: Michael White

 

TSL Colts: Lauderdale v Clarence

 

Field: Adrian Cornish, Joel Harris, Nick Saltmarsh (Nth)

Boundary: Adam Robinson (Nth), Adam Reardon

Goal: Ben Cripps, Brayden White

Emergency Field Umpire: Nathan Geason

 

SFL Seniors: New Norfolk v Lindisfarne

 

Field: Ray Donoghue, Craig Smith, Damon Marsh

Boundary: Terry Shore, Tom Parry, Matthew Hennessy

Goal: Michael White, Tim Cowen

Emergency Field Umpire: Jason Wilmott

Emergency Goal Umpire: Ben Cripps

 

Old Scholar Seniors: St Virgils v Richmond

 

Field: Tim Bessell, Jason Wilmott, Leith Dickens

Boundary: John Tulk, Rob Meaney, Justin Hennessy

Goal: Mark Ensbey, John Hayes

Emergency Field Umpire: Nigel Hyland

Emergency Goal Umpire: Luke McCarthy

 

SFL Reserves: Kingborough v New Norfolk

 

Field: Nathan Geason, Andrew Ledingham

Boundary: Luke Darcy, Brendon Gourlay

Goal: Jason Nicholls, Paul Bauer

Emergency Field Umpire: Mark Brown

 

Old Scholar Reserves: Hutchins v DOSA

 

Field: Kain Moore, Phil Linnell

Boundary: Matthew Mason, Jed Upton

Goal: Philip Midgley, Brett Walker

 

SFL Colts: Lauderdale v Clarence

 

Field: Brent McDermott, Phil Geason

Boundary: Liam Hall, Jacqueline Martin

Goal: Wade Stewart, Lucy Edwards

Emergency Field Umpire: Andrew Smith

 

Grand Final Dinner

 

Published: Wenesday 16 September 2009

 

Just a gentle reminder to organise your seat for the Grand Final Dinner if you have not done so already. it is always a fantastic night and it would be a shame to miss out. The dinner will be held at Wrest Point Hotel Casino and the ticket price is $60 per head. Please contact Paul Bidgood on 0400 812 460 for further details. 

 

Al “Hutchins” Downie achieves 250 Old Scholar games

On Saturday 22nd August Al Downie took to the field in his 250th Old Scholars match played between Hutchins and Richmond at Queenborough Oval. Al, who is a well known umpire in this competition, received a guard of honour from the Hutchins players as he exited the field. Well done on your milestone Al. Perhaps you might now shout the bar?

Hyland hits 300

History was created at Boyer Oval on Saturday 15 August when Nigel Hyland ran onto the field to officiate in his 300th senior game (includes State League plus SFL Premier and Regional League matches) between New Norfolk and the Central Hawks. In doing so it appears that Nigel has become the first running umpire in the 57 year history of the Association to achieve this feat. This is a particularly impressive when you consider that over 200 of those senior games were achievedon the boundary in the old Tasmanian Football League when senior appointments could be very hard to come by given the strong depth in those days and the Statewide nature of the competition. What made the day even more special for Nigel was the fact he was able to umpire with his son Jason (a former VFL grand final umpire in 2001) who returned from Sydney to do the game. Well done Nigel on a fantastic achievement.

SFL Rep Game Umpires Announced

Published: 25 June 2009

Congratulations to the following umpires on their selection in the two representative games to be played at North Hobart Oval on Sunday 28 June 2009. This is a terrific achievement and one every umpire can be extremely proud of.

SFL v NTFL

Field: Craig Smith, Leith Dickens, Jarod Arnol (NTFL)

Boundary: Jerome Rowcroft, Jonathon Windsor (NTFL)

Goal: Michael White, Geoff Rootes (NTFL)

Under 19s

Field: Jason Wilmott, Damon Marsh

Boundary: Tom Parry, Adam Reardon

Goal: Natalie Crouch, Zac Wallington

State Game Umpires Announced

Published: 5 June 2009

Congratulations to the following umpires on their selection in the two State games to be played at Bellerive Oval on Sunday 7 June 2009. This is a terrific acheivement and one every umpire can be extremely proud of. It is particularly pleasing that we have regained Justin Morgan and Stuart Allen from VFL duties for this big match. Best wishes to our team of umpires.

Tasmania (TSL) v Queensland (QFL)

Field: Nick Foot*, Raymond Mee, Brett Kronk (Qld)

Boundary: Justin Morgan*, Joe McCormack, Brett Bradford (Qld)

Goal: Stuart Allen*, Clem Wixted (Qld)

Tas. Mariners v Vic. Country

Field: Ben Lehner*, Mark Tuckett*, Nathan Geason*

Boundary: Dean Picone*, Alex Geale*, Bradley Gibbins*

Goal: Ben Cripps*, Brayden White*

* denotes TFUA members

State League returns to Hobart

Published: 6 April 2009

It was great to see State League football return to Hobart on the weekend following a nine year absence after the demise of the former Statewide League.

A good crowd gathered at KGV Oval on Saturday to witness Glenorchy and Launceston clash in the opening match of the season. Last season Glenorchy were premiers in the Southern Football League while Launceston also took out the premiership in the Northern Tasmanian Football League. In fact, the match was a replay of the aborted State premiership which was unable to be played at the end of last season due to what was believed to be travelling and match payment issues.

Our team of umpires on the day were:

Field: Ben Lehner, Nick Foot, Joel Harris

Boundary: Justin Morgan, Paul Bidgood

Goal: Tim Cowen, Michael White

We understand that all umpires were very impressed with the skill level and speed of the match. Th