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Inside the mind of an AFL finals umpire when everyone else is losing theirs

The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 24, 2026

Players will try to con them. They will be yelled at, and might even have things thrown at them. But the four field umpires picked for Saturday’s grand final will come back to three things - courage, judgment and process.

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