Beloved ump racks up 1200th game

Matt Taylor

JOHN Maas started umpiring in the year St Kilda won its only AFL premiership, and when England beat West Germany to claim the soccer World Cup in 1966. More than five decades later, the 69-year-old racked up his 1200th appearance as an umpire at the Mildura Sporting Precinct on Saturday. It’s a monumental achievement for […]

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