Round 18 AFL umpires confirmed

Round 18 is upon us, with umpire appointments for all nine matches for the weekend now locked in.

Saturday night will see arguably the two games of the round clash, with the bounce for Geelong and Carlton, and Fremantle and Sydney scheduled for a five-minute gap.

Both games will see some of more high-profile officials take charge, while Friday night's bout between the Bulldogs and Saints will also be officiated by senior field umpires.

Read on for the entire list of AFL umpires for this weekend.

Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda Saints

FIELD UMPIRES: 1 - Chris Donlon, 20 - Jamie Broadbent, 32 - Jacob Mollison
EM: 25 - Nathan Toner
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Nick Phillips, Ben MacDonald, Lachlan Rayner, Sam Stagg
GOAL UMPIRES: Sam Walsh, Matt Maclure
EM: Callum Leonard

Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood Magpies

FIELD UMPIRES: 10 - Robert O'Gorman, 28 - Cameron Dore, 33 - Brent Wallace
EM: 44 - Giles Lewis
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Jason Moore, Michael Baker, Peter Bock, Sean Burton
GOAL UMPIRES: Brodie Kenny-Bell, Peter Challen
EM: Daniel Hoskin

GWS Giants vs Brisbane Lions

FIELD UMPIRES: 13 - Nicholas Brown, 24– David Harris, 42 - Nicholas McGinness
EM:38 - Samuel Nippress
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Benjamin Fely, Daniel Field-Read, Michael Barlow, David Wood
GOAL UMPIRES: Alex Chisholm Tom Sullivan
EM: Matthew Bridges

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Richmond Tigers

FIELD UMPIRES: 23 – Rob Findlay, 30 – Michael Pell, 31 - Paul Rebeschini
EM: 48 - Nicholas Jankovskis
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Michael Marantelli, Damien Main, Jordan Andrews, Tim Lougoon
GOAL UMPIRES: Adam Wojcik, Mark Ensbey
EM: Michael Craig

Carlton Blues vs Geelong Cats

FIELD UMPIRES: 12 - Andrew Stephens, 22 - Nathan Williamson, 26 - Craig Fleer
EM: 47 - Peter Bailes
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Mitchell Le Fevre, Shane Thiele, Josh Mather, Matthew Jenkinson
GOAL UMPIRES: Stephen Williams, Dylan Benwell
EM: David Rodan

Fremantle Dockers vs Sydney Swans

FIELD UMPIRES: 4 - Justin Power, 14 - Hayden Gavine, 21 - Simon Meredith
EM: 40 - Louis Jago
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Josh Garrett, Brett Dalgleish, Jordan Russell, Nathan Doig
GOAL UMPIRES: Brett Rogers Sam Hunter
EM: Jason Yazdani

Hawthorn Hawks vs West Coast Eagles

FIELD UMPIRES: 3 - Leigh Fisher, 29 – Andrew Heffernan, 34 - Eleni Glouftsis
EM: 36 - Leighton Rowe
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Patrick Dineen, Chris Esler, Michael Saunders, Simon Blight
GOAL UMPIRES: Jesse Baird, Angus McKenzie-Wills
EM: Taylor Mattioli

Melbourne Demons vs Port Adelaide

FIELD UMPIRES: 16 - Brendan Hosking, 17 - John Howorth, 5 – Leigh Haussen
EM: 45 - Luke Porter
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Ian Burrows, Joshua Furman, Patrick Cran, Chris Bull
GOAL UMPIRES: Rhys Negerman, Simon Plumridge
EM: Steven Piperno

Essendon Bombers vs Gold Coast Suns

FIELD UMPIRES: 6 – Dan Johansen 8 - Brett Rosebury 19 - Alex Whetton
EM: 30 - Michael Pell
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Adam Coote, Kieran Ferguson, Matthew Tomkins, Damien Cusack
GOAL UMPIRES: Callum Leonard, Luke Edwards
EM: Matthew Dervan