Brett Rosebury is set to enshrine his name in history by supervising most matches at the AFL when he enters the arena at Docklands to see Richmond take on the Western Bulldogs.
abc.net.au/news/afl-umpire-brett-rosebury-creates-history-with-most-games/102684112When AFL umpire Brett Rosebury takes to Docklands Stadium on Friday night, he'll be writing his name into history with a record number of match supervisions.
It has taken nearly two-and-a-half decades to reach the milestone, something the 43-year-old never thought was possible. "From a fitness point of view, mental preparation, and a lot of self-reflection and continuously looking to improve after every game and every experience you can learn from.""When I first started there was only one circle in the middle of the ground, to no recalls to having bouncing recalls, there was no dangerous tackles, we have dangerous tackles, there was no stand rule," he said.
"We just come in, learn them as quickly as we can and go to club training in pre-season and really practice those interpretations," he said.In the 502 games he's been part of, nine of those have been on the final Saturday in September.2010 draw between Collingwood and St Kilda"It was a very bizarre feeling coming off, no result and having to come back the following week for a replay is something I'll never forget," Rosebury said.
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