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2023 Uniforms
March 25, 2023
The links to the on/off field uniform providers for 2023.
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Season 2023 Fixtures
March 21, 2023
Fixtures Released
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Slater notches up his 50
July 24, 2021
Nathan Slater becomes the 111th umpire in the NCCUA to officiate in 50 Total matches this weekend.
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Chellis Family celebrate special milestone
July 21, 2021
Lachlan Chellis and his father Stuart Chellis reach a unique milestone this weekend in that they will both officiating in their 50th matches on the same day, as well as officiating in their 50th matches as boundary umpires.
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Parsons reaches a century of matches
July 24, 2021
David Parsons is the 21st umpire in NCCUA history to reach 100 matches as a Field Umpire this weekend. This follows last week’s milestone efforts for David. Congratulations to David on his achievement.
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Three umpires celebrate milestones - 15 July 2021
July 15, 2021
Four milestones for three umpires, David Parsons, Peter Austin and Simon Richens headline this week's umpiring appointments.
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Three terrific milestones this week - 19 June 2021
June 19, 2021
Three of our members are about to embark on four separate milestones this week.
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Plucka set to reach 450 Matches in the Field
June 03, 2021
Darrel Luck will become the first umpire to umpire 450 matches in one umpiring discipline this weekend as he graces the turf at Hawkins Oval for the Black Diamond Cup match between Newcastle City and Killarney Vale.
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Milestones for Round 7 - 29 May 2021
May 29, 2021
Three milestones from two umpires highlight this week's round:
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Get to know our umpires - Sam Parkinson
May 07, 2021
Sam Parkinson, who joined the NCCUA last year, is the latest profiled umpire on Stats Man's list.
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Get to know our umpires - Cypress Hart
May 07, 2021
In the latest of the Get to know our umpires series, Andy Baldwin interviews one of our newest members, Cypress Hart.
(Photo courtesy of BRUZER Photography)
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Robinson reaches 50 matches on Boundary
May 07, 2021
Congratulations to Ethan Robinson for becoming the 106th umpire to reach the 50 match milestone and the 18th Boundary Umpire to officiate in 50 matches as a Boundary Umpire on Saturday.
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Get to know our umpires - Ezekiel Ox
May 04, 2021
One of our new recruits in 2020, Zeke is the latest to be interviewed as part of our "Get to know our Umpires" series. We thank Andy Baldwin (Stats Man) for the interview. (Photo - Bruzer Photography)
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Get to know our umpires - Issac Cruckshank
May 04, 2021
One of our young guns is profiled in the latest edition of our "Get to know our umpires". We meet one of the youngest debutants in NCCUA history on field, Issac Cruckshank.
Thanks to Andy "Stats" Baldwin for the interview. (Photo - Bruzer Photography)
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Round 3 Milestones 24/25 April
April 24, 2021
A Black Diamond Cup debutant, 50 games, 100 games and a 200 match milestone head off the milestones for this week:
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Round Two Milestones - 17 April
April 14, 2021
Congratulations to Jason Crookall, Cypress Hart and Shane Lowndes on achieving milestones in Round Two of the AFL Hunter Central Coast Competition.
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MILESTONES ROUND 1 - 2021
April 09, 2021
Three milestones to report in Round Number 1 of the 2021 AFL Hunter Central Coast Season.
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AWARD WINNERS AND AGM
March 21, 2021
Early November 2020 saw the Annual General Meeting and Presentation Day for the NCCUA.
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LUCK REACHES A LEGENDARY MILESTONE
October 16, 2020
The Newcastle Central Coast Umpires Association wishes to recognise one of the legends of the NCCUA this weekend, when Darrel Luck officiates his 450th Match. A special match at that, as it is the Black Diamond Plate Grand Final.
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PROFILE - JONAH FINLAY
October 08, 2020
One of the newer members of the NCCUA, Jonah Finlay, was profiled by the Stat Man earlier in the week.
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Mott notches up 50 matches
October 08, 2020
Joey Mott becomes the 103rd umpire to officiate in 50 BDAFL / AFLHCC matches this weekend.
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Two young guns make it to 50 Matches
September 29, 2020
Two of our young guns celebrate milestones in the final round of the 2020 Home and Away Season.
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Barnes Profiled
September 26, 2020
On the eve of the Barnes Family's 50th matches, Andy "Stats" Baldwin interviewed Jessica Barnes, to see what makes her tick.
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Lowndes 50 CUP Matches
September 25, 2020
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Barnes' UNIQUE Family Milestone
September 26, 2020
A unique Milestone this week when husband and wife team Jessica and Michael Barnes take to the field on Saturday. They will both officiate in their 50th
match within the AFL Hunter Coast on the same day.
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Lowndesy notches up 150 matches
September 19, 2020
Shane Lowndes becomes the 27th umpire to officiate in 150 matches this weekend.
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Burrows brings up 50 in Womens
September 02, 2020
Christine Burrows becomes the 2nd umpire in NCCUA history to officiate in 50 Women’s matches this weekend.
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Colin Proves to be Good Enough for 250 Cup Matches
September 02, 2020
Colin Goodenough will become the first Boundary Umpire in history of the NCCUA to reach 250 Black Diamond Cup matches as a Boundary Umpire this weekend. An extraordinary achievement!
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Burrows reaches 50 Cup Matches in Goal
August 29, 2020
Christine Burrows, the AFLHCC Umpire's Coach, will be the 16th Goal Umpire to officiate in 50 Black Diamond Cup matches this afternoon.
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Blumey breaks the 150 mark
August 29, 2020
Congratulations to Stephen Blume who becomes the 26th umpire in NCCUA history to reach the 150 match milestone.
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Lowey reaches 250 in Goals
August 22, 2020
Jake Lowe becomes the 2nd goal umpire in NCCUA History, behind John Sullivan, to officiate in 250 matches as a Goal Umpire this weekend.
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Lowndes raises the bat (or ball) for 100 matches
August 15, 2020
Shane Lowndes will become the 17th Goal Umpire in the NCCUA history to reach 100 matches as a Goal Umpire this weekend.
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McCauley racks up 50 in Cup
August 06, 2020
Simon McCauley will become the 9th Boundary Umpire in NCCUA history to reach 50 Black Diamond Cup matches.
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Robinson notches up the ton
August 01, 2020
Congratulations to our President, Rachel Robinson , who this afternoon at Number One Sports ground, will umpire her 100th career senior match the 53rd umpire to do so.
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Nelly reaches the half century
August 01, 2020
Janelle (Nellie) Biden becomes the 98th umpire in the NCCUA to officiate in 50 AFL HCC / BDAFL matches.
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Milestones Round 3
August 01, 2020
Apart from the two aforementioned milestones, there are two more to note:
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Milestones for Round Two
July 24, 2020
Congratulations to the following umpires on achieving milestones in Round Two of the AFL HCC Competition.
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2020 Season to get under way
July 16, 2020
With the AFL Hunter Coast season only three days away, the NCCUA members and their families got together for their Season Launch.
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2019 Annual Report Now Available
November 04, 2019
The 2019 NCCUA Annual Report is now available for download.
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WEBSITE UPDATE
October 29, 2019
We have updated all of our historical information, following the recently held Presentation Night. Please feel free to click on the following links to view Life Members, Hall of Fame, Award Winners and other historical information, which is relevant to the NCCUA. We hope you all enjoyed your year with us and hope for existing umpires to reutrn bigger and better in 2020.
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Milestone Update
June 01, 2019
Milestone Update to 1 June
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Milestones for Round 3
April 14, 2019
Congratulations to the following umpires, not necessarily members of our association, on obtaining a milestone in their umpiring careers:
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A Milestone with lots of Luck (From the AFL HCC Website)
April 07, 2019
The NCCUA wishes to congratulate Darrel and Riley Luck on a unique umpiring effort during Round 2. (Article Courtesy of the AFL HCC Website)
http://aflhuntercentralcoast.com.au/2019/04/05/father-and-son-duo-to-field-umpire-haval-black-diamond-cup-game-on-saturday/
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Sully waves for the 400th time
April 07, 2019
John Sullivan has become the first goal umpire to reach 400 BDAFL / AFL HCC matches during Round 2.
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Stanton notches up 50 matches in Cup
April 07, 2019
Ryan "Sweatbands" Stanton umpired in his 50th Black Diamond Cup match in Round 2.
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Round 1 and 2 AFL HCC Black Diamond Cup Debutants
April 07, 2019
Congratulations to the following umpires, who made their debuts in the First and Second Rounds of the AFL HCC Black Diamond Cup.
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Presentation Night a Big Success
October 05, 2018
Approximately 50 umpires and their families attended a highly successful NCCUA Presentation Night for 2018 at the Mayfield Hotel recently.
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Umpire Profile - Darrel Luck
July 25, 2018
On the eve of his historical achievement, Darrel Luck has kindly offered his thoughts on what has been a magnificent umpiring career. The Stat Man caught up with Darrel during the week.
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Darrel Luck set to make history
July 25, 2018
History will be made at Hylton Moore Oval on Saturday 28 July, when NCCUA's own Darrel Luck will become the first player or umpire to play or umpire in 300 Black Diamond Cup matches.
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Colin set to be part of the 300 Club
July 16, 2018
Colin Goodenough will become the fifth NCCUA umpire in history to umpire 300 BDAFL games on Saturday.
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Jackson reaches 50 Cup Matches
July 20, 2018
Congratulations to Jody Jackson, who becomes the NCCUA's 51st umpire to officiate in 50 Black Diamond Cup matches in total and the 15th Goal umpire to reach 50 Black Diamond Cup matches.
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Round 15 Debutants
July 20, 2018
Congratulations to the following umpires on making their Black Diamond Cup Debuts this weekend:
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Umpire Profile - Wayne Farrand
July 14, 2018
Wayne Farrand Profile
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Parsons reaches 50 matches
July 12, 2018
Field Umpire David Parsons officiates in his 50th match in the BDAFL this weekend.
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Lowndsey reaches 50 BDAFL matches in the Goals
July 12, 2018
Shane Lowndes became the 35th goal umpire to reach 50 BDAFL matches as a goal umpire last weekend.
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Burrows reaches 50 Cup Games
July 12, 2018
Chris Burrows becomes the 50th umpire (3rd female overall), to reach 50 Black Diamond Cup Matches.
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Umpire Profile - Bruce Edmiston
June 29, 2018
Ever wondered about where those magnificent photos the NCCUA have had for the last two years have come from? Former NCCUA umpire, Bruce Edmiston, was recently profiled by Andy "Stats" Baldwin, to see what makes the CEO of BRUZER PHOTOGRAPHY, tick. The NCCUA sincerely thanks Bruce for his valued work and skillful photography.
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Umpire Profile - Tony Allison-Gray
June 29, 2018
One of the newest umpires on the scene in the NCCUA, Tony Allison-Gray has been officiating in junior footy since 2012, before deciding to go to the next level. A Next Gen umpire, Allison-Gray will continue to develop and grow with experience. We wish him well in the NCCUA. The Stat Man had a chat to Tony to learn more about him.
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Umpire Profile - Jacob Turley
June 29, 2018
New umpire to the NCCUA, Jacob Turley was stopped in the street recently by the Stat Man and was asked what makes him tick.
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Matt makes his mark
June 08, 2018
Matthew Jeffrey, a recent convert to the Field Umpiring scene, umpires his 50th Black Diamond Cup match this weekend.
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McCauley notches up 50 BDAFL matches
June 08, 2018
Simon McCauley becomes the 95th umpire to reach 50 BDAFL matches this weekend.
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Blume receives AFL W appointment
June 01, 2018
Stephen Blume will take to the field on June 10 in Round One of the newly created AFL Womens Winter Series in an excellent appointment for the 20 year old, two time Black Diamond Cup Grand Final Umpire.
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Christine Burrows makes History in the Field
June 01, 2018
BDAFL Umpire's Coach Christine Burrows makes history tomorrow, when she takes to the Field at Rose Point Park for her 50th BDAFL Match as a Field Umpire.
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Stat Man reaches the half century in Cup
June 01, 2018
Andy "Stats" Baldwin becomes the 14th Goal umpire in NCCUA history to reach 50 Black Diamond Cup matches as a Goal Umpire.
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Round 8 Debutants
June 01, 2018
Congratulations to the following umpires who will be making their debut in the Black Diamond Cup this weekend:
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Umpire Profile - Matthew Jeffrey
May 29, 2018
This week the STATMAN travelled to the Central Coast to see what makes one of our newer, up and coming field umpires, Matthew Jeffrey, tick.
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Lincoln reaches unique milestone
May 29, 2018
Lincoln McCauley this week reached the 50 Black Diamond Cup match milestone in unique circumstances.
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Austy Bags 50
May 29, 2018
The NCCUA wishes to congratulate Peter Austin on reaching the 50 match milestone last weekend.
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Representative Football
May 29, 2018
Congratulations to the three umpires selected for Representative Football May 19.
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Round 7 Debutants
May 29, 2018
The NCCUA congratulates the following debutants in the Black Diamond Cup for 26 May:
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Plucka cracks the 400 mark
May 11, 2018
Darrel "Plucka" Luck became the 2nd umpire in the history of the BDAFL to umpire 400 BDAFL matches last weekend between Terrigal Avoca and Singleton.
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Goodenough makes history
May 11, 2018
Rachel Goodenough becomes the first female goal umpire to reach 50 Black Diamond Cup matches this weekend.
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Umpire Profile - Bowen Flockhart
May 11, 2018
Bowen Flockhart joined the NCCUA in 2016 and is slowly becoming a regular boundary umpire in the Black Diamond Cup. Although he resides in Singleton, Bowen couldn't escape Stat's profiles.
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Umpire Profile - Lincoln McCauley
May 11, 2018
Lincoln McCauley is beginning to establish himself as a regular field umpire in the Black Diamond Cup. Let see what Stats has found out about this young up-and-comer.
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Umpire Profile - Rachel Robinson
May 11, 2018
Our very hardworking Vice President, Rachel Robinson, has been tracek down by "Stats" to see what makes her tick.
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Umpire Profile - Shane Lowndes
May 11, 2018
Shane Lowndes has been around the umpiring scene for a few years now. Let's see what the Statman found out about Lowndesy.
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Umpire Profile - Chris Falley
May 11, 2018
Chris Falley is the next in our set of umpire's profiles.
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Umpire Profile - David Parsons
May 11, 2018
This season, our website editor is getting some tremendous assistance from committee member, Andy Baldwin (aka Stats). He has been getting the hot scoop on the NCCUA umpires to see what makes them tick. In the first profile of 2018, Stats takes on David Parsons.
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Round 6 Debutants
May 11, 2018
Congratulations to the following umpires on making their Black Diamond Cup debut in Round 6.
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Round 5 Debutants
May 11, 2018
Joseph Mott and Nathan Merrick were our debutantes in Round 5.
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Mayai bags a half century on the boundary
April 26, 2018
Mayai Luck becomes the 8th boundary umpire in NCCUA History to officiate in 50 Black Diamond Cup matches as a Boundary Umpire.
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Round 4 Debutants
April 26, 2018
The NCCUA wishes to congratulate our debutants in the Black Diamond Cup this weekend.
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Blume reaches his ton on the field
April 19, 2018
Congratulations to Stephen Blume, who becomes the 19th field umpire to reach the 100 match milestone as a field umpire.
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Round 3 Debutants
April 19, 2018
This week, the NCCUA sees several umpires making their Black Diamond Cup Debuts:
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Round 1 and 2 Debutants
April 16, 2018
After 6 months of waiting, the BDAFL has returned and so have the umpires!
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Presentation Night A Great Success
September 26, 2017
Approximately 50 umpires and their guests attended the NCCUA's Night of Nights at Swansea RSL recently. It was a brilliant end to a wonderful 2017 season. Click to see our major award winners and photographs from a great night (THANKS TO BRUZER PHOTOGRAPHY and BRUCE EDMISTON FOR THE PHOTOS).
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Black Diamond Cup Grand Final Panel
September 01, 2017
Joseph O'Brien, Pat Lally and Stephen Blume have been appointed as field umpires for Saturday's Hunter Haval Black Diamond Cup Grand Final.
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Black Diamond Plate Grand Final Panel
September 01, 2017
The Black Diamond Plate Grand Final Panel was announced on Wednesday night at Swansea RSL.
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Reserve Grade Grand Final Panel
September 01, 2017
The Black Diamond Reserve Grand Grand Final panel for 2017 was announced on Wednesday Night at the NCCUA Appointments Night at Swansea RSL.
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Sully Awarded the AFL Merit Award
August 25, 2017
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Burrows brings up 100
July 13, 2017
NCCUA Coach Christine Burrows becomes the 46th NCCUA member and 3rd female in NCCUA history to officiate in 100 BDAFL matches.
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Stanton reaches a half century of BDAFL matches
July 13, 2017
Former Western Suburbs footballer Ryan Stanton becomes the 91st umpire in NCCUA history to officiate in 50 BDAFL matches this weekend.
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Brothers debut in in the Big Time
June 16, 2017
Lincoln and Miles McCauley become the newest deubtants to Black Diamond Cup football this weekend.
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Colin's better than good enough
June 16, 2017
History continues to be made by Colin Goodenough on the boundary line in 2017. This time, he becomes the first boundary umpire in BDAFL history to umpire 200 Black Diamond Cup matches.
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Harrison hits the half century
June 03, 2017
Harrison Crook becomes the 41st umpire to officiate in 50 BDAFL matches as a Field Umpire this weekend.
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Baldwin belts out 100 of the best
June 03, 2017
Andy Baldwin becomes the 45th goal umpire to reach 100 BDAFL matches and the 14th umpire to reach 100 BDAFL matches as a Goal Umpire.
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Hickson notches up 150 matches
June 03, 2017
Nick Hickson becomes the 20th umpire in NCCUA history to officiate in 150 BDAFL Matches.
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Reichert reaches 250
June 03, 2017
Roy Reichert becomes the 7th umpire in NCCUA history to umpire 250 BDAFL matches.
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Colin creates history
May 13, 2017
History made on the boundary line at No 1 Sportsground tomorrow with Colin Goodenough becoming the first boundary umpire in NCCUA History to umpire 250th Black Diamond AFL matches as a Boundary Umpire.
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Sully Reaches 1,000 Match Milestone
April 19, 2017
This Saturday at Feighan Oval, Warners Bay, Black Diamond AFL & Newcastle Central Coast Umpires Association (NCCUA) Life Member, John Sullivan will umpire his 1000th AFL match in the Hunter & Central Coast Regions. That is no typo, ONE THOUSAND total matches in the Black Diamond AFL, Newcastle AFL and AFL Hunter Juniors. (ARTICLE TAKEN FROM BDAFL WEBSITE)
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Lowe notches a double century of BDAFL matches
April 20, 2017
Congratulations to NCCUA President, Jake Lowe, who this weekend will officiate his 200th Black Diamond AFL Match, alongside the "Legend" John Sullivan at the Warners Bay vs Cardiff "BDAFL Match of the Round" at Feighan Oval.
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Blume notches up a ton of BDAFL matches
April 20, 2017
Congratulations to Stephen Blume, who umpires his 100th BDAFL match this weekend in the Killarney Vale vs Newcastle City Black Diamond Cup match at Adelaide Street Oval.
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McCauley umpires 50th match in BDAFL
April 20, 2017
Congratulations to Lincoln McCauley, who this weekend umpires his 50th match in the Black Diamond AFL.
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Borg reaches 100 Cup Games
April 08, 2017
Congratulations to NCCUA Treasurer, Ashley Borg, on becoming the 5th field umpire in Black Diamond AFL history to umpire 100 matches in the Black Diamond Cup as a field umpire.
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Lowe reaches 100 Cup Games
April 08, 2017
Congratulations to NCCUA President, Jake Lowe on becoming the 4th goal umpire in Black Diamond AFL history to reach 100 matches as a goal umpire today.
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NCCUA on Instagram
April 04, 2017
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NCCUA now on Twitter
April 04, 2017
The NCCUA can now be found on Twitter..
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Welcome to 2017
April 01, 2017
The NCCUA wishes its members, all BDAFL players and officials of the league the very best of luck for the season ahead
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2016 AGM Results
November 21, 2016
The NCCUA Held it's Annual General Meeting at Swansea RSL on Monday 14th November 2016. Click here to read the outcomes of the AGM.
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Historical information located
September 24, 2016
Thanks to some terrific work by our committee members, some more Newcastle AFL Umpires information has been located.
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Grand Final Panel Photos
September 11, 2016
2016 BDAFL Grand Final Panel photos. Courtesy of Elite Sports Images.
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NCCUA Presentation Night
September 04, 2016
On September 3 at Wests Leagues Club, Mayfield, over 50 people attended the NCCUA Presentation Night.
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Hall Of Fame Inaugural Inductees Celebrated
September 12, 2015
As part of the NCCUA Annual Presentation Night, five esteemed members of our fraternity have been inducted into the inaugural class of 2015 NCCUA Hall Of Fame.
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NEW PROFILES!
July 17, 2015
Umpire Profiles are back and updated.
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Newcastle AFL Historical Records
April 16, 2015
See some of the historical Grand Final records from the Newcastle AFL days that the NCCUA has dug up.
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NCCUA Games Record Holders
April 16, 2015
Statistics on the umpires who currently hold the record for most games umpired in the Black Diamond AFL competition..
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