Chelsea Roffey (born 1 August 1981) is a journalist and a

goal umpire An umpire is an official in the sport of Australian rules football who adjudicates the game according to the " Laws Of The Game", the official handbook of Australian Rules Football. Umpiring the game of AFL across all leagues be it professional ...

in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

(AFL). Roffey was born in South Australia. In 1999, she would begin her goal umpiring career in Brisbane, Queensland, eventually making her AFL goal umpiring debut in 2004. Roffey became the first woman to officiate an

AFL Grand Final The AFL Grand Final is an Australian rules football match to determine the premiers for the Australian Football League (AFL) season. From its inception until 1989, it was known as the VFL Grand Final, as the league at that time was the Victori ...

when she was selected as goal umpire for the 2012 Grand Final.Tears of joy for Grand Final goal umpire Chelsea Roffey
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Living people Australian Football League umpires Australian journalists Sportswomen from Queensland 1981 births {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub