AFL goal umpire Chelsea Roffey will officiate her 300th AFL match during the Round 6 clash between Collingwood and Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday.
Debuting back in 2004, Roffey began her umpiring journey with the QAFL in 1999.
Officiating the 2012 AFL Grand Final between Hawthorn and Sydney, she was also the recipient of the Leigh Keen Shield award in the same year.
Roffey will become the 8th goal umpire to reach the impressive milestone, and the 58th umpire to make it to 300 AFL games.
She was also an emergency goal umpire for the 2010 and 2011 AFL Grand Finals as well as featuring in 16 other finals across her career.
AFLย Chiefย Executiveย Officer, Andrew Dillon said that Chelsea's achievement was aย tremendous effort.
โChelsea's dedication to the game and performance at the highest level of Umpiring is outstanding," Dillon said.
โTo reach 300 games is an unbelievable milestone, one that the whole football industry is simply in awe off.
"On behalf of the AFL,ย I'd like toย congratulate Chelsea and her family on this wonderful achievement andย look forward to seeing her on the MCG on Saturday inย what will be a memorableย occasion for all."
AFL Executive General Football Operations Laura Kane congratulatedย Chelsea on this momentous milestone.
โChelsea has been role model for many Umpires coming through out talent pathways. Her dedication and enthusiasm for supporting the next generation of female umpiring is a testament to her characterโย Kane said.
โChelsea has been a part of the umpiring team for more than 20 years and we applaud her on this amazing accomplishment and thank her for her contribution to umpiring thus far."
