1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: It's Umpiring Round in the NTFL this weekend. The round 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: is all about highlighting and celebrating the contribution that umpires 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: make to the game. Around two hundred and fifty umpires 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: and needed across the league each week to talk more 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: about it is an NTFL umpiring legend. Mark noonan get 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: a Noons. 7 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, get a Maddie, are going good mate? 8 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: Hey umpires they look they cop a bit of flak. 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: But I'll tell you what, Without you blokes and women 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: as well, I should say, the game wouldn't exist. 11 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's it. Yes, you need you need umpires officials 12 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 2: in It doesn't matter which sport it is to make 13 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: sure that all the games are umpired and officiated correctly 14 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: and interfere and technical manner. 15 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: Noons, tell us a little bit about your umpiring career 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: here in the NTFL. 17 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: Oh, yes, sir, I actually started back in the late nineties. 18 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 2: Actually a couple of seasons. I come up as a 19 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: in a state field umpire and on contract with selling Tea. 20 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 2: Back in the late nineties. We come up from Brisbane 21 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: when I was umpiring state league footy down there and 22 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: enjoyed it and then eventually in back to Brisbane for 23 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 2: five odd years and returned when they created the new 24 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: umpiring manager position back in two thousand and five. So 25 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 2: I was in that role for twelve and a half 26 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 2: years and now moved on to CFS gear and yeah, 27 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: having good fun there and a new challenge, a near role, 28 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 2: but still out there blowing the whistle on the weekend. 29 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: Is it right that you recently overtook the record for 30 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: the most senior NTFL games umpired? 31 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it's a field umpire. Yeah. Last season I 32 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: broke the TERFL Premier League field umpiring record, passing Gary 33 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: Turvill on two hundred and sixty league games. And yeah, 34 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: now trying to keep the body in tact so I 35 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 2: can try and reach that magic three hundred next year. 36 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: Come on, do you still enjoy it? 37 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: Yeah? I love the challenge. I love the challenge and 38 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: the great being out there in the middle of the 39 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: ground and given back to the game. 40 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: I don't think the official stats, but I mean your 41 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: blokes and I shouldn't keep saying both ladies obviously umpire 42 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: as well. 43 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: Twenty of ladies, plenty of ladies involved. Now we've we've 44 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: got over three hundred in our group. We've probably got 45 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: about seventy five ladies from age twelve through to sixty 46 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: plus still getting out there and the field boundary and goals. 47 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: Which is really great to see because I know that 48 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: the women's competition in the NTFL has just been growing 49 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: exponentially for the last couple of years now, and obviously 50 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: with that comes the need for more umpires, and obviously 51 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: women are actively engaged in umpiring as well as playing. 52 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, certainly, ah, yes, you've seen the expansion of women's 53 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: footy in the end too, with a division two ladies 54 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 2: come from a Wednesday night and the under fifteen underrating 55 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 2: girls growing a competition all the time, and it won't 56 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: be too long in the years to come that they 57 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 2: will probably end up aligning the same as the guys 58 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: in terms of eighteen, sixteens and fourteens. I reckon in 59 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: the near future with the growth and participation, and like 60 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: you said, that means that we need a lot more 61 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: umpires to get out there and more people that pick 62 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 2: up the whistle and give it a go to help 63 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: fill these extra new games that come on board with 64 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 2: the new team the new divisions. 65 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: I guess a fear for people that might be looking 66 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: at umpiring has something to do is you know, umpires 67 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: often cough a bit of flack on the field. What's 68 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: it like for you? Do you think it's you know, 69 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: is it getting better as the years go on? 70 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah, I mean compared to when I started back 71 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: in the mid nineties to now, it's dramatically changed and 72 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 2: there's a bit more of a more mutual respect out 73 00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: there amongst especially the players. You don't see the abuse 74 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 2: reports what we used to back in the nineties, And 75 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: I think the players certainly understand that we're out there 76 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: trying to do our best, just while they're out there 77 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 2: trying to do their best, and they're not going to 78 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 2: always hit a target by foot every time, And obviously 79 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 2: for us, we're out there to make sure we get 80 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 2: as many of the infringements as possible that the cur 81 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 2: and protect the players safety and well being as the 82 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: main priority. 83 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: See it's a really good point. 84 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: I think. 85 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: You know, no player goes out and plays a game, 86 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: you know at one hundred percent, you know at some 87 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: point they're going to make a mistake, and that's obviously 88 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: the same with umpires. But I just think you guys 89 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: cop it a bit more when you make mistakes as 90 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: opposed to players. 91 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 2: Oh, I mean, yeah, that's a part of any sport 92 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: and any officiating, but obviously I think there's a better 93 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 2: understanding there that, especially on the players side of things, 94 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 2: and the coaches and managers certainly understand it. And we've 95 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 2: had a fair few come down to train recently as 96 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 2: well part of the CFS gear umpiring round to experience, 97 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 2: and this week we've got a lot of senior coaches 98 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 2: and some well named players are in the territory that 99 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 2: are going to pick up the whistle and umpires some 100 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 2: junior games on Sunday, which is fantastic. They're giving back 101 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 2: to the game. 102 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Noons, How are umpires umpire numbers looking this season? 103 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, it's Alwayne Lie. It was a bit of 104 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 2: a slow start because a lot of our existing umpires 105 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: play your dry season sports and because they had delayed 106 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: seasons and delayed Grand Final. There's a bit slow some 107 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 2: of the numbers on the track that they're certainly starting 108 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 2: to pick up now, but we're always in need of 109 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 2: a lot more people to get out there and give 110 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: back to the. 111 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: Game and Noons, what would you say to anyone thinking 112 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: about umpiring this season? 113 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 2: Oh, definitely Yeah, definitely come down the Too Stadium on 114 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 2: a Monday or Thursday and come down and have a 115 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 2: bit of a jog around, and even if you're not 116 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 2: that fit, you can always jump in the goals. You're 117 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 2: only going to run between the post to post, so 118 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 2: it's not as far as the field and boundaries, and 119 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: you'll be surprised on how much banda and fun we 120 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 2: have there on the training track like any other footy club. 121 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: Now, you guys do look like you really enjoyed out there. 122 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 1: I think the yeah being the goal umpire, that might be. 123 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: They might have my name of it if I ever 124 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: venture out of the commentary box. I think the in 125 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: the goal square could be for me. 126 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 2: Be good to good to see out there when you 127 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: haven't got the mic commentating the league games. 128 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: Mate, No, it's just finally, what game you up for 129 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: this weekend? 130 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 2: Yeah? So this week as part of the CFS giar 131 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 2: on pied Around, I'm on the first one tomorrow two thirty, 132 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 2: so Saint Mary's two week Bombers. It'll be be warm 133 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 2: and both teams are obviously looking to get their first 134 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,679 Speaker 2: winner of the season on board. So yeah, looking forward 135 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 2: to the challenge and the speed of the game tomorrow 136 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: afternoon at two Stadium. 137 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: Noon's, I've got one more thing for you before we go. Now, 138 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if you listen to the program regularly, 139 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: but we have a little segment called Territorian of the 140 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: Week where we like to acknowledge someone in the Northern 141 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: Territory of the community. That is, you know, they're doing 142 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: good things in the community, sometimes underrecognized. And well, look 143 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: this week we want to give it to you and 144 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: the umpires, the ntfl Umpires. So we've got a gourmet 145 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: meat tray thanks to Glenn from lz H Butcher's, the 146 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: brand new butcher at the Perhaps shopping village there. We 147 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: thought you could pick that up and perhaps fire it 148 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: up and put it on the barbie at training this 149 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: week because it's timely. It's ntfl umpiring round and you 150 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: guys sometimes go unrecognized. So for your work on the field, 151 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: for you and all the umpires, we want to award 152 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: you and the umpires our Territorian of the Week. 153 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 2: Fantastic. Thank you very much for that, and I'm sure 154 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 2: that the group will hold me to cooking the barbie 155 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,239 Speaker 2: next Thursday night training, now. 156 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: I bet they will. Hey, Noon's just hold the line 157 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: at the end there, I'll put you back through to 158 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: Veronica and is Sheabetta? Let you know all the details 159 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: of that. All the best this weekend, Matan, thanks for 160 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:10,239 Speaker 1: chatting to us this morning. 161 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 2: No dramas, Saints Muddy Choose. 162 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: That's ntfl umpire there, Mark Noonan, So yeah, congratulations to him. 163 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: We's our territory of the week as well.