The Goulburn Valley Football Umpires Association (GVFUA) are going green as they don new uniforms and announce a new sponsor for the next three years.
In the new deal Goulburn Valley Water’s brand will appear on the front of the new uniform with existing long term partner Foott Waste remaining on the back.
GVFUA President Darren Meek is looking forward to the uniform change and the new sponsorship.
"As part of the AFL’s future vision for umpiring, the AFL would like to have all umpires Australia wide wearing the same uniform which is the green and grey uniform that AFL umpires are currently wearing" he said.
"The GVFUA has decided to follow this vision and is moving away from our current blue and white uniform to the new colours of green and grey."
"The colour scheme will allow the umpire to standout more on the field and will take away the colour clashes that sometimes occur, especially with clubs who wear blue and white jumpers."
"Additionally, the new partnership with Goulburn Valley Water is also very welcome to promote the ‘Choose Tap’ message."
"The ‘Choose Tap’ program aims to educate people on the importance of choosing tap water as their drink of choice to ensure adequate hydration without the health, environmental and financial implications of bottled water and sweetened drinks."
"During a normal game, umpires run approximately twelve kilometres and tap water is the healthiest and most cost effective option."
"We will have representatives from GV Water at training Thursday night where we are looking forward to officially launching and unveiling the new uniform to our members and the media."
The event details are as follows:
GVFUA unveil new uniforms and major sponsor
Date: Thursday 9 July 2015
Venue: Chas Johnson Reserve
Packham Street, Shepparton
Time: 5:30pm
Last Modified on 04/11/2015 11:15