Nickname: Ice

Occupation/Education: Warehouse Supervisor – Hellman Worldwide Logistics

Family: 3 kids  - Jessica (8y.o) Abbey and Thomas (5 y.o twins)

Umpiring Discipline: Field

Years Umpiring and how old were you when you started: Entering 11th season and started at 26

Reason for umpiring: Stay involved and money doesn’t hurt either

Highlight of umpiring career to date: 2013 U/18 Grand Final... can’t beat a 1 point result

Umpiring goal for next season: injury free

Who had the most influence on your umpiring career and why: Ken Freeman... tells it how it is, good, bad or otherwise

Most embarrassing moment on a footy field: straining my calf in the warm up at Rupertswood in 2013 and not being able to take my place in the match

What training drill do you dread the most: The one that starts at 6.15 and ends an hour or so later!!!

What is your prematch routine: Arrive early, get into my gear and warm up and stretch, analyse the team sheets to see who is/isn’t playing

What is your favourite RDFL ground: Lancefield and now Wallan... what a surface!!

Which umpire is:

Smartest: Any number of a few

Most Annoying: Semmens.... Ian/Rob, you decide

Funniest: A bloke called Roth

Most Talented: There’s a couple....whoever I don’t pick my sook up

Coaches Pet: Elphie I believe

If umpire training was the TV show survivor, who would be voted off first and who would win: Joel Wood off first and Billy Mitchell to win because that’ll upset Joel

Hobbies aside from umpiring: Any other sport, spending time with my kids

AFL team: Brisbane Lions

If you could invite any 5 people around for dinner, who would it be: Greg Norman, Lionel Messi, Magic Johnson, Tony Lockett and Shane Warne

Which Hollywood actor would play you if they made a movie about you: Jim Carrey... Another dopey red head who thinks he’s funny

I enjoy being a part of the Riddell umpires because: keep involved in footy