Talk:Umpire (Australian rules football)

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Umpires vs Referees

> Unlike many other codes of football, where the official is called a referee, in Australian rules football the officials are called umpires. Tom Wills, one of the founders of the Australian game, was the earliest known umpire of a football match in Australia.

I'd suspect that this originates due to the entwinement of Australian rules football history with cricket, which uses an umpire. I haven't found a source for this, but I also haven't looked. 175.34.2.245 (talk) 13:47, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]