Join us after the Geelong FNL Grand Finals on Friday 26 September at the GFUL Rooms for a post-match catch up! There'll be finger food and music so spread the word and come together to unwind and celebrate our Grand Final umpires. All are welcome, juniors and seniors alike! No need to RSVP, simply turn up. Lock the date in your calendar, and even bring your friends and family along!

As tradition dictates, all are invited to join us at St Lords for dinner after the conclusion of the final senior training session of the year on Wednesday 24 September. Meals and drinks can be purchased at the bistro. Please RSVP by reserving a free ticket by Tuesday 23 September to assist us in confirming our booking with the venue. Please reach out to Emily via email if you have any queries (click here to email). We look forward to seeing you to celebrate making it to The Big Dance!

To support one of our major sponsors, all are invited to join us at Buckleys Entertainment Centre for dinner after the GDFL Grand Finals on Saturday 20 September. Meals and drinks can be purchased at the bistro. Please reach out to Emily if you have any queries (click here to email). We look forward to seeing you to unwind after a big day of footy and celebrate our Grand Final umpires!

Join us after the Bellarine FNL Grand Finals on Saturday 13 September at the GFUL Rooms for a post-match catch up! There'll be finger food, music and live footy streamed, so spread the word and come together to unwind and celebrate our Grand Final umpires. All are welcome, juniors and seniors alike! No need to RSVP, simply turn up. Lock the date in your calendar, and even bring your friends and family along!

After another long season of Geelong football, the night is finally here. It's time to witness another masterful creation from Jock Productions on Wednesday 10 September after training as the umpire panels for the Senior Mens and U18 Boys Grand Finals in the GFNL, BFNL and GDFNL are announced! In response to rave reviews of their catering from last year's event, we are delighted to welcome back Paella Pan, whose delicious selections of paella and risotto are guaranteed to ensure no one goes home hungry. To thank you for your support and commitment throughout the 2025 season, this meal night is coming to you at just $2.00 for members, courtesy of the GFUL. Bookings are essential, family and friends welcome! Beverages will be available on the night at bar prices and service will commence at the conclusion of training. Please advise of any dietary requirements when reserving your ticket. Please reserve your ticket/s by Wednesday 3 September 8:00pm. There is no guarantee that any additional meals will be available for purchase on the night.

Join us to celebrate the end of the 2025 season and celebrate the umpires appointed to the AFL Barwon Junior Grand Finals on Wednesday 3 September 2025 at General Public Corio! Tickets are free for GFUL Junior Members, heavily subsidised for other member types, $45.00 for participating non-members and $10.00 for accompanying parents or friends. Arrival is from 5:45pm for a 6:00pm start, with light catering to be provided at the conclusion of the bowling and arcade session at approximately 7:00pm as the coaches read out the grand final appointments. Please book your ticket by Saturday 30 August to secure your place! If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact Emily by emailing emilymjose@icloud.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us to celebrate the ever-growing womens and girls football competitions in the Geelong region with the announcement of the Female Football Grand Final Appointments on Wednesday 27 August 2025 after training. Finger food will be provided with compliments of the GFUL and beverages will be available on the night at bar prices. Friends and family are all welcome to join us to mark the occasion and celebrate the appointed umpires!

Join us monthly for the Wednesday Night Dinners! After a fantastic inaugural season last year, we are back with our monthly dinner program in 2025! We hope this will be a great opportunity for all umpires to socialise with and build the camaraderie amongst new and old friends. This month, we're bringing back all your favourite meals of the year for an encore! Choose between a chicken schnitzel, fish fillet, beef pie, sausage roll or lasagne when ordering but stocks are strictly limited, so don't delay! All meals come served with chips and salad. Dinner will be served at the conclusion of training. Subsidised pricing is available to GFUL Members with thanks to Conni. Bookings are essential, family and friends welcome! Beverages will be available on the night at bar prices. Please advise of any dietary requirements when reserving your ticket. Please reserve your ticket/s by Tuesday 5 August 5:00pm to take advantage of pre-order pricing! Limited meals will be available for purchase on the night at an increased price. Do you have any ideas of what you'd like to see on the menu? Email them through to Emily on social@gful.com.au - bonus points if you'd like to volunteer to help us make it!

Ticket reservations have now closed. To express interest in any last minute tickets, please contact Emily by emailing social@gful.com.au. Members, Life Members, guests and friends are invited to join us to celebrate the 2025 GFUL Life Members' Night on Wednesday 23 July 2025 at Buckleys Entertainment Centre. The Geelong Football Umpires' League Life Members' Association AGM will commence at 5:45pm, with doors open to members and dinner guests from 6:30pm. We are excited to announce that GFUL Life Member and decorated goal umpire Mark Osborne has agreed to be our Master of Ceremonies for the evening, and our special guest speaker is AFL goal umpire Steve Piperno, who will be joining us to share stories of his accomplished career. Please RSVP by Wednesday 16 July to secure your ticket and reach out to Emily by emailing social@gful.com.au if you have any queries. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us monthly for the Wednesday Night Dinners! After a fantastic inaugural season last year, we are back with our monthly dinner program in 2025! We hope this will be a great opportunity for all umpires to socialise with and build the camaraderie amongst new and old friends. This month's meal will be lasagne with chips and salad and dinner will be served at the conclusion of training. Subsidised pricing is available to GFUL Members with thanks to Conni. Bookings are essential, family and friends welcome! Beverages will be available on the night at bar prices. Please advise of any dietary requirements when reserving your ticket. Please reserve your ticket/s by Tuesday 1 July 5:00pm to take advantage of pre-order pricing! Limited meals will be available for purchase on the night at an increased price. Do you have any ideas of what you'd like to see on the menu? Email them through to Emily on social@gful.com.au - bonus points if you'd like to volunteer to help us make it!

Join us monthly for the Wednesday Night Dinners! After a fantastic inaugural season last year, we are back with our monthly dinner program in 2025! We hope this will be a great opportunity for all umpires to socialise with and build the camaraderie amongst new and old friends. This month's meal will be a choice of a pie or sausage roll with mash and veggies and dinner will be served at the conclusion of training. Subsidised pricing is available to GFUL Members with thanks to Conni. Bookings are essential, family and friends welcome! Beverages will be available on the night at bar prices. Please advise of any dietary requirements when reserving your ticket. Please reserve your ticket/s by Tuesday 4 June 5:00pm to take advantage of pre-order pricing! Limited meals will be available for purchase on the night at an increased price. Do you have any ideas of what you'd like to see on the menu? Email them through to Emily on social@gful.com.au - bonus points if you'd like to volunteer to help us make it!

Join us to test your knowledge at the annual GFUL Trivia Night organised by the goal umpires! With a wide variety of topics, there's sure to be something for everyone… so bring your friends and family along to see who will be crowned Geelong's Brainiest Umpire! The Trivia Night will be held on Saturday 31 May at the GFUL Rooms with doors open from 6:30pm and the function kicking off from 7pm. Drinks are available at bar prices but please BYO nibbles for your table to share. There will be several raffles on the night, with tickets available to purchase on the night and also after training in the lead-up to the event. At a bargain price of three for $5 – how can you say no? Donations would be gratefully received, please see Julie Ford, Cam Ritchie or Ian Hitchcock if you have anything to contribute. This year there'll be a new inclusion to the evening, with guests invited to purchase a song to be added to the playlist for $5 - the owner of the last song played will win $50! Please reserve your free ticket or organise your table of up to 10 guests to provide us with an idea of numbers attending. Crack open the encyclopedias and we'll see you there!