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Courtney Fry

A 16 Y.O. Smashed Records By Umpiring An AFL-Level Game Meanwhile Mum Still Does My Washing

The AFLW made history in more ways than one on Saturday night. Not only did Essendon and Hawthorn debut their inaugural teams in front of more than 12,000 people at Marvel Stadium — with the Bombers taking home the chocolates — but the game also featured the youngest umpire to officiate a top-level match. Clocking in at just 16 years old, Emma Stark has become the youngest person to chuck the lime green and dark grey kit on and run out as a field umpire at the highest level of the sport. Stark — who also took out the Northern Territory’s Junior Sportsperson of the Year award this year — spoke with The Age
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