Robert O'Gorman

Last updated

Robert O'Gorman
Robert O'Gorman 2019.2.jpg
O'Gorman in June 2019
Personal information
Full name Robert O'Gorman
Other occupation Manager Productions
Umpiring career
YearsLeagueRoleGames
2014– AFL Field umpire 204
Career highlights

Robert O'Gorman is an Australian rules football umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League.

He first umpired in the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League in 2006. He has since umpired in a number of leagues, including the TAC Cup, the VFL Development League, and the Victorian Football League. In the latter two, he officiated in grand finals in 2011 and 2013, respectively. In 2014, he was added to the Australian Football League umpiring list, and made his debut in Round 7 of that year, in a match between Hawthorn and St Kilda at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He umpired 14 matches in his debut season. He officiated in his 50th AFL game in Round 4, 2017, in Greater Western Sydney's 31-point win over Port Adelaide at Manuka Oval. [1] In 2024, O'Gorman began umpiring every week as of round 7. He umpired his 200th game in the round 3 match between Essendon and St Kilda in 2024. [2]

Related Research Articles

Anthony Howard Lockett is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Plugger", he played as a full-forward and holds the VFL/AFL record for career goals, scoring 1,360 goals in total.

In the sport of Australian rules football, the 50-metre penalty is applied by umpires to a number of different infractions when a free kick or mark has already been paid.

Hayden Kennedy is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL) and is also a teacher at St. Bernard's College, Melbourne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AFL siren controversy</span> 2006 Australian sporting controversy

The AFL siren controversy, informally known as Sirengate, was the controversial conclusion and result of an Australian rules football match played on 30 April 2006 during round 5 of the Australian Football League's 2006 season. The match was played between the St Kilda and Fremantle Football Clubs at Aurora Stadium in Launceston, Tasmania.

The 1958 VFL season was the 62nd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season, contested by twelve clubs, ran from 12 April until 20 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season, followed by a finals series involving the top four clubs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leigh Fisher</span> Australian rules footballer and umpire

Leigh Fisher is an Australian rules football umpire and former player in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brett Rosebury</span> Australian rules football umpire

Brett Rosebury is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has umpired 508 career games in the AFL since his debut in Round 13, 2000, as of the end of the 2023 AFL Season. He officiated his 500th AFL game on Saturday the 15th of July at the MCG between Collingwood and Fremantle.

Mathew Nicholls is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League.

Rowan Sawers is a former Australian rules football field umpire and umpire coach in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Ian Robinson is a former Australian rules football field umpire who officiated in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

William R. Deller OAM is a former Australian rules football field umpire and administrator who officiated over 200 matches in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1967 to 1981, and then served as Director of Umpiring from 1982 to 1997.

Michael Joseph O'Gorman was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He went by the alias Mick Minahan during his football career.

Sergio Rodrigo Villagra is an Australian rules football goal umpire who has officiated in the Australian Football League since 2002.

Thomas James Edward Bates was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club and a boundary umpire in the Victorian Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Sellers (footballer)</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1905

Miles Alfred "Bob" Sellers was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eleni Tee</span> Australian rules football umpire

Eleni Andriana Tee (née Glouftsis) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (AFLW).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curtis Deboy</span> Australian rules football umpire

Curtis Deboy is an Australian rules football umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Findlay (umpire)</span> Australian rules football umpire

Robert Findlay is an Australian rules football umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League.

Brent Wallace is an Australian rules football umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League.

References

  1. ↑ Gauci, Julia (17 May 2017). "Rob O'Gorman Reaches 50". AFL Umpires Association . Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Umpire Appointments 2024". AFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.