Chelsea Roffey
Chelsea Roffey (born 1 August 1981)[1] is a journalist and a goal umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Roffey was born in South Australia. She began her goal-umpiring career in Brisbane, Queensland, eventually making her AFL goal-umpiring debut in 2004.[1] Roffey became the first woman to officiate an AFL Grand Final when she was selected as goal umpire for the 2012 Grand Final.[2] In 2024 she officiated at her 300th AFL game.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hanlon, Peter (25 September 2012). "Another first past the posts". The Age. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Tears of joy for Grand Final goal umpire Chelsea Roffey
- ^ Olle, Sarah (19 April 2024). "'Women are pretty cool': 300-game pioneer reflects on PM chat, first game". AFL. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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