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Jesse Wilkie

Nickname: Lethal

Occupation/Education: Year 12 Salesian College 2013

Family: Mum, Dad, no siblings

Umpiring Discipline: Boundary

Years Umpiring and how old were you when you started: 2 as of 2013. 16YO when started

Reason for umpiring: Love of the game

  

Highlight of umpiring career to date: Senior Grand Final 2013

Umpiring goal for next season: Level 2 accreditation, senior grand final

Who had the most influence on your umpiring career and why: Richard Adamson was the first to convince me that umpiring was something I should consider. Richard was the first to teach me how to umpire and from the start has had nothing but confidence in me.

Most embarrassing moment on a footy field: Slipping in front of the umpires tent on grand final day

What training drill do you dread the most: Sprints

What is your prematch routine: Generally quiet and always get changed really early

What is your favourite RDFL ground: Macedon

Which umpire is:

Smartest: MOK

Most Talented: Chris Stead

If umpire training was the TV show survivor, who would be voted off first and who would win: Voted off first would be Quirky. Winner would be Samuel Lucardie.

Hobbies aside from umpiring: Fishing, Cricket and Aquarist

AFL team: Essendon

If you could invite any 5 people around for dinner, who would it be: James Hird, Robert Harvey, Roger Federer, Billy Slater and my grandfather.

I enjoy being a part of the Riddell umpires because: The environment that comes with it is welcoming and makes you want to come back.