Veteran ump’s 1000-game milestone

LOCAL football umpire Phil Opie will officiate his 1000th match this weekend. The remarkable feat is the culimination of more than four decades controlling the action in country football games. Opie, 65, began his umpiring career in 1979 with the Bendigo Umpires Association and has umpired across many grades since to reach the millennium. Having […]