The 2014 SS&A Ovens and Murray Senior Grand Final will be umpired by three field umpires making their grand final debuts at this level. O&M Field Umpire of the Year Jason Raine will be joined by Trent Marks and Ashley Broughton on Sunday. Ashley and Jason are only in their second year with the umpiring panel having only made their debuts at O&M senior level in round one this year. All three umpires have worked hard during the year to be ranked as the best performing umpires in the region and have been justly rewarded with this years decider.
On the boundary there is Lachlan Pocock and Jakob Elvin making their senior O&M Grand FInal debuts with experienced boundary umpires Will Thomas in his second and Jeremy Henderson in his third. This is a great achievement by Lachlan who is only in his first year as boundary umpire to climb the ranks and make the Grand Final is a credit to his dedication to improve across the year and listen to the feedback provided by his coach.
Patrolling the goals we have two of the experienced umpires from the panel in Steve Goodwin, in his fourth O&M Senior decider and Norm Maclure who will be goal umpiring his second senior O&M Grand Final.
We wish all the umpires the very best for the weekend and know that they will represent the North East Border Umpiring Panel with pride and distinction. Some further detail on the senior umpires is below along with the appointments for the O&M Reserves and Thirds Grand Finals.
Ovens & Murray Senior Grand Final Umpires - Albury v Yarrawonga
Field Umpires
Ashley Broughton
- 18 O&M senior matches in 2014 including Qualifying Final and Grand Final
- 1st O&M Senior Grand Final
- Second year umpiring, 59 career matches across all levels/grades
- 2014 Interleague Umpire for O&M v Hampden
- Other previous O&M Grand Final Appointments: 2013 O&M Thirds
Trent Marks
- 15 O&M seniors matches in 2014 including 1st Semi, Preliminary and Grand Finals
- 1st O&M Senior Grand Final
- 138 career matches across all levels/grades
- Other previous O&M Grand Final Appointments: 2013 O&M Reserves, 2012 O&M Thirds
Jason Raine
- 18 O&M senior matches in 2014 including the 1st Semi and Grand Final
- 1st O&M Senior Grand Final
- Second year umpiring, 57 career matches across all levels/grades
- 2014 O&M Umpire of the Year Award
Boundary Umpires
Jakob Elvin
- 20 O&M senior matches in 2014 including the Qualifying, 2nd Semi, Preliminary and Grand Finals
- 1st O&M Senior Grand Final
- Second year as an umpire, 48 career matches across all levels/grades
- Other previous O&M Grand Final Appointments: 2013 O&M Reserves
Jeremy Henderson
- 16 O&M senior matches in 2014 including the Elimination, 1st Semi and Grand Final
- 3rd O&M Senior Grand Final (2014, 2013, 2012)
- 150 career matches across all levels/grades
- Other previous O&M Grand Final Appointments: 2011 & 2010 O&M Reserves
Lachlan Pocock
- 22 O&M senior matches in 2013 including Qualifying, 2nd Semi, Preliminary and Grand Finals
- 1st O&M Senior Grand Final
- In first year as a boundary umpire, 27 career matches across all levels/grades
Will Thomas
- 19 O&M senior matches in 2014 including the Qualifying, 2nd Semi, Preliminary and Grand Final
- 2nd O&M Senior Grand Final (2014, 2013)
- 137 career matches across all levels/grades
- Boundary Umpire for 2014 Interleague match, O&M v Hampden
- Other previous O&M Grand Final Appointments: 2012 O&M Reserves, 2011 O&M Thirds
Goal Umpires
Steve Goodwin
- 20 O&M senior matches in 2014 including the 2nd Semi and Grand Finals
- 4th O&M Senior Grand Final (2014, 2013, 2011, 2010)
- 392 career matches across all levels/grades
- Other previous O&M Grand Finals Appointments – 2009 O&M Reserves
Norm Maclure
- 21 senior matches in 2014 including the 1st Semi and Grand Finals
- 2nd O&M Senior Grand Final (2014, 2012)
- 382 career matches across all levels/grades
- Other previous O&M Grand Finals Appointments: 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009 & 2008 O&M Reserves and 2007 O&M Thirds
Emergency Umpires – Dave Ryan (Field), Ashley Keaveney (Goal)
Ovens & Murray Reserves Grand Final - Albury v Wangaratta
Field – Jye Davis, Beau Withers and Matthew Sanders
Boundary – Ryan Holt, Cody Luton, Ned Penny, Symon Tardrew
Goal – Emily Gardner, Jeremey Gardner
Ovens & Murray Thirds Grand Final - Wangaratta v Lavington
Field – Reuben Crouch, Ken Mumberson and Sean Steat
Boundary – Nick Bahr, Mitchell Holt, Masange Runezerwa and Brendan Van Lambaart
Goal – Ashley Keaveney, Kade Mutsch
Last Modified on 17/09/2014 13:41