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Sambrooks’ umpiring ascent

Peter Bannan

A RISING star in football umpiring, Melissa Sambrooks created history on Thursday when she debuted as a boundary umpire in the AFL. Sambrooks, who hails from Kerang, is a familiar face in the AFLW competition and won the 2023 AFLW Umpiring Rising Star award. The final home-and-away round clash between Essendon and Carlton at the MCG […]

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