Below is an article courtesy of the AFL (NSW/ACT) website in relation to the 2009 Regional Junior Umpiring Squad (RJUS).
Congratulations to Roy Reichert on being appointed as Coach of the Northern Region Junior Umpiring Squad.
Congratulations to those young umpires selected for the squad from our region. Those umpires from the Central Coast are Jackson Stokes and Cameron Tunks. Those umpires from Newcastle are Callum Hunt, Aden Kittle and Owen James.
Excellent work and we will endeavour to do our bit to help you become senior umpires in the future.
“The 2009 Regional Junior Umpiring Squads (RJUS) have been selected with 39 promising young umpires selected from across NSW and the ACT. (See full list below including regions).
The RJUS is a program for umpires aged between 15 and 20 years, which aim to develop promising junior umpires to help them achieve their maximal potential. It has also been developed to create a clear progression and pathway from junior umpiring to senior umpiring.
To be a part of the program umpires must be nominated by their umpire coach and meet selection criteria including:
· Graduation from the Green Shirt Program
· Striving to forward their umpiring career
· Aged between 15 and 20 years of age
· Umpires cannot be selected into the squad more than once, unless they umpire a different discipline
There are four RJUS established around NSW and the ACT. Each squad has a maximum of 10 umpires, with the exception of Sydney which has a maximum of 24. Each squad also has a dedicated Coach appointed as well. The coaches for the 2009 Squads are:
Sydney: Paul O’Loughlin
South West: Duncan Potts
South East: Bob Stacey
Northern: Roy Reichert
As part of the program umpires will attend designated training sessions with their local senior umpiring groups and are allocated a mentor from the senior group. They will have access to strength and conditioning programs and will receive invites to information seminars, and where possible will have access to AFL umpires and AFL Umpiring Coaching Staff.
Umpires in the program will reside over Talented Player Program matches and regional representative fixtures.
Of the 2009 Regional Squad members there are some notable mentions. Rose O’Dea has been selected in the squad as a Goal Umpire. In 2008 Rose was selected as a goal umpired for the NAB AFL National Under-16 Championships on the Gold Coast. From her strong performance she was then invited to umpire the Under-16 Division 1 curtain raiser to the AFL Grand Final.
Rose has been selected, along with Emma Webb-Wagg, as Goal Umpires for the upcoming AFL (NSW/ACT) Under-18 State Zone Trials in January at Coffs Harbour.
Also amongst the selection list are the six umpires who resided over the 2008 NSW PSSA Championships in Coffs Harbour, Luke Hall, Gail Bennett, Mark Hopkins, Jackson Stokes, Matt Nicholas and Karl Leplaa. Since this carnival these umpires have all gone on to umpire Grand Finals in their local regions and have shown great improvements.
All Umpires selected in the 2009 Regional Squads should be congratulated for their well deserved selections. All have received local recognition in umpiring Grand Finals, local representative fixtures or selected as Golden Whistle winners for best umpire.
Congratulations to all umpires who have been selected in the 2009 RJUS.
If you are interested in Umpiring as a Field, Boundary or Goal Umpire in Season 2009, there are groups all over NSW and ACT. Please contact Carl Fletcher on 02 8333 8011 for more information.
Full squad lists:
South Eastern RJUS
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Rose
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O'Dea
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AFL Canberra
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Goals
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Hayden
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Armstrong
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AFL Canberra
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Boundary
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Dom
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de Carvhalo
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AFL Canberra
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Field
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Emma
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Webb-Wagg
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South Coast
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Goal
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Matt
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Nicholas
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AFL Canberra
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Field
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Gavin
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Whitehouse
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AFL Canberra
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Field
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Shannon
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Kirkby
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Sapphire Coast
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Field
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Steven
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Smith
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AFL Canberra
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Boundary
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South Western RJUS
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Kris
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Norman
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Riverina
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Field
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Chris
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Bodel
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Riverina
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Boundary
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Jethro
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Peck
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Riverina
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Boundary
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Pat
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Dawson
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Riverina
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Field
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Jonti
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Rowe
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Riverina
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Boundary
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Northern RJUS
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Jackson
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Stokes
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GSJ - Central Coast
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Field
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Cameron
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Tunks
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GSJ - Central Coast
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Field
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Callum
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Hunt
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GSJ - Newcastle
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Boundary
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Aden
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Kittle
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GSJ - Newcastle
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Goal
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Owen
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James
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GSJ - Newcastle
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Field
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Thomas
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Walsh
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Tamworth AFL
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Boundary
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Karl
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Leplaa
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North Coast AFL
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Field
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Sydney RJUS
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Angus
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McKenzie-Wills
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Syd Harbour - North Shore
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Field
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Sam
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Skinner
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Syd Harbour - North Shore
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Field
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Bradley
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Dean
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Syd Harbour - North Shore
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Field
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Taylor
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Bredin
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Syd Harbour - North West
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Field
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Leo
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Nelson
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Syd Harbour - North West
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Field
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Dean
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Garroway
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Syd Harbour - North West
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Field
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Geordie
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Hawkins
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Syd Harbour - City
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Field
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Mark
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Hopkins
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Syd Harbour - City
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Field
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Daniel
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Field-Read
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Syd Harbour - City
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Field
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Max
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Kiefel
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Syd Harbour - City
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Field
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Samuel
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Parkinson
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Sydney South
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Field
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Craig
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Catling-Smith
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Illawarra
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Field
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Marco
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Basaglia
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Illawarra
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Field
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Ryan
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Storey
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Western Sydney - South West
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Field
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Kasey
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Paradis
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Western Sydney - South West
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Field
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Jessica
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Markut
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Western Sydney - South West
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Field
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Luke
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Hall
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Western Sydney - West
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Field
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Gail
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Bennett
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Western Sydney - West
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Field
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Matthew
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Elliott
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Western Sydney - West
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Field
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Last Modified on 01/02/2009 17:09