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Summary Chelsea Roffey will the first female umpire to officiate Australian Football League final.
Roffey will break through the gender barrier when she umpires in the Australian Rules championship match between Hawthorn and Sydney in front of an expected 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Ive been dreaming about this day for a long, long time, she said. Getting the phone call (from umpires chief Jeff Gieschen) I was pretty much speechless. I think Jeff said congratulations and I teared up and had a bit of a cry.Australian Rules matches are controlled by two goal umpires one of which will be Roffey three field umpires and four boundary umpires.
