Australian Rules Football is an extremely complicated game to officiate. Despite being one of the most profitable sporting codes in the world, the AFL Commission persists with part-time amateur umpires. The umpiring standards reflect this and poor umpiring has not only hampered the spectacle of many games this season but also very potentially swayed the outcome of some.

From a fan's point of view this situation is unacceptable and needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. In the opinion of those signed, the best way to raise umpiring standards is to make umpires full-time and professional. This will not only improve the spectacle and fairness of the game, but also result in lessened abuse toward umpires.