THE AFL is pleased to announce Chemist Warehouse, Australia’s largest discount chemist, as the official partner for the AFL umpires from round eight through to the end of 2019.

Fans will see the first glimpse of the Chemist Warehouse two-year partnership with the AFL umpires from Sunday’s North Melbourne v Richmond match at Etihad Stadium. The Chemist Warehouse iconic logo will be positioned on all AFL umpires’ uniforms including the front and back of shirts, and the front of shorts.

AFL general manager of commercial Kylie Rogers welcomed the new partnership.

"Chemist Warehouse has gained an enormous amount of traction in the sports space over the past few years, including being an inaugural partner for the AFL Women’s Competition and an ongoing partner of the AFL Men’s Competition," Ms Rogers said.

"We are delighted to strengthen this relationship further by bringing Chemist Warehouse on as an official partner of the AFL umpires."

Chemist Warehouse chief operating officer Mario Tascone says he is thrilled to get behind and support the AFL Umpires.

"I am absolutely thrilled Chemist Warehouse has been offered the opportunity to support the AFL umpires," he said.

"We always talk about the AFL players, but rarely speak about the umpires and the challenges they face, so to be able to get behind and show some support to the game’s incredible umpires means a lot to us at Chemist Warehouse because without them, we wouldn’t have the game."