top of page
shutterstock_1680565963Gradient.png

Specialists

Ash Synnott

Ash Synnott

MANAGING DIRECTOR

With more than 25 years experience working with sports, athletes, coaches and officials, Ash specialises in human resources, workforce planning, officiating pathways ...

Steve Clark

Steve Clark

DIRECTOR, EDUCATION AND PRODUCT

Well known for his 25+ years with the NRL with both on and off field Officiating success. Steve has developed Officials Academies, Womens Leadership Courses ...

Hayden Kennedy

Hayden Kennedy

COACHING OFFICIALS

At the age of just 16 years old Hayden first decided to pick up the whistle and give Umpiring a go. He had always love sports, in particular AFL, but thought.......

Kyira Cox

Kyira Cox

AMBASSADOR - SOFTBALL

Kyira has been involved with Softball for over 25 years, commencing as a junior player and going on to represent her country at the 2020 Olympic Games

Tom Sweeney

Tom Sweeney

AMBASSADOR - TENNIS - WTA

Tom Sweeney is an Australian Chair Umpire working on the international tennis tour. He started at the age of 16 when an ITF event was played in his hometown of Benalla, Victoria.

Austin Audrey

Austin Audrey

RunninRef - Physical Performance

Austin has created a one-of-a-kind training program that improves performance and bulletproofs you from injury. ​His decade of experience in the collegiate strength and conditioning industry as a performance coach has helped more officials that you could imagine.

Chris Nunn

Chris Nunn

HIGH PERFORMANCE

Chris Nunn is motivated by getting the best out of people. As an athlete he represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games, and then transferred his knowledge and ...

Dr Jon Hart

Dr Jon Hart

PSYCHOLOGY

Jon Hart is a sport and performance psychologist with more than 15 years experience working in high performance environments including professional and elite sport ...

Dr Katherine O’Brien

Dr Katherine O’Brien

RESEARCH

Dr. Katherine O’Brien is a lecturer with the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Kath’s research interests cover a range ...

Dr Michael Lloyd

Dr Michael Lloyd

PSYCHOLOGY

Michael Lloyd DPsych MAPS - Phychology is the Lead Psychologist for Cricket Australia. He has previously held positions as a Senior Psychologist at the ...

Jacqui Dover

Jacqui Dover

JD8 OFFICIAL

Jacqui Dover is a Basketball referee, a proud Yugambeh Aboriginal woman, and the Owner of JD8 Official, a program that mentors and guides young basketball referees to ...

Jarrod Cole

Jarrod Cole

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Jarrod is a physiotherapist based on the Gold Coast as well as a rugby league match official in the QLD and NRL competitions. Graduating from Bond University in 2012 ...

Jodie Marriott

Jodie Marriott

PHYSICAL PREPARATION

Full Time Fitness Professional/Coach
Facility Director Athletic Republic / Co-owner
Facility Director Your Move Fitness
• Athletic Republic Sports Performance ...

Lynn Cowie-McAlister

Lynn Cowie-McAlister

COMMUNICATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Wife, mother, industrial officer, small business owner and educator.  Lynn Cowie-McAlister retired from international hockey umpiring in 2016 after being ranked ...

Pat Gerry

Pat Gerry

VISION

Currently running a solo private optometry practice in Brisbane after 32 years in private practice. Pat has consulted in some format to most major sporting bodies in Australia ...

Pat Nugent

Pat Nugent

MEDIA

Pat has worked at SBS for the past seven years and now lead the editorial output across our Sport digital platforms. As a journalist, Pat has covered a variety of major sporting ...

Paul Haines

Paul Haines

HIGH PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST

Paul Haines graduated from his B. App. Sc (Human Movement) degree in 2001 at the University of South Australia and has since had 20 years’ experience training high level ...

Peter Downs

Peter Downs

INCLUSION

Peter Downs is former National Manager of Play by the Rules, a joint initiative of Federal and State governments to keep community sport safe, fair and inclusive ...

Peter Topp

Peter Topp

MENTORING

‘Toppy’ has worked at all levels of Sport in numerous roles over three decades. Holding positions with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) (now Sport Australia), Touch Football ...

Rob Rorke

Rob Rorke

Psychology and Wellbeing

Rob Rorke is the Founder and Lead Mental Performance Coach at Next Play Sports, LLC. He's a Father of Two Daughters (Youth Sports Coach), NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Official, and Business Owner.

Rod Jones

Rod Jones

PHYSICAL PREPARATION

Full Time Fitness Professional/Coach
CEO Athletic Republic
CEO Your Move Fitness
• Athletic Republic Sports Performance Coach ...

Sally Anderson

Sally Anderson

NUTRITION

Sally is an Advanced Sports Dietitian, consulting to olympic level athletes from the sports of rowing, tennis, diving, athletics and has had the pleasure of a long ...

Sam Mutimer

Sam Mutimer

PERSONAL BRANDING

It was her love of sport that brought Sam to Australia, and this passion sees Sam expertly guide elite athletes through the terrains of personal branding and growth ...

Scott Jeffery

Scott Jeffery

TAX & FINANCE

With over 20 years’ experience working in suburban accounting practices. Scott is a Qualified CPA, a registered Tax Agent, and a registered ASIC Agent ...

Simon Taufel

Simon Taufel

INTEGRITY, VALUES & LEADERSHIP

Simon Taufel, is an Australian cricket umpire who is a former member of the ICC Elite umpires panel. He won a record five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards ...

Alex Whetton

Alex Whetton

AMBASSADOR – AFL

Alex Whetton started umpiring in the non-AFL state of Brisbane, QLD in 2008. Quickly progressed through to state league level (NEAFL) and was the youngest ...

Claire Polosak

Claire Polosak

AMBASSADOR - CRICKET

Claire is the first female cricket official to umpire a men's Test Match - Claire also works in with Cricket NSW and will be instrumental to our female leadership programs.

Donna Kelso

Donna Kelso

AMBASSADOR – TENNIS

Donna has been involved in tennis officiating for more than 35 years. Starting as a line umpire at age 16, she progressed through national, then international officiating ...

Karra-Lee Nolan

Karra-Lee Nolan

AMBASSADOR – RUGBY LEAGUE

Karra-Lee Nolan is a PDHPE Teacher at Warilla High School who first became a Rugby League Referee as a result of an injury suffered during her Hurdling Career ...

Toni Caldwell

Toni Caldwell

AMBASSADOR – BASKETBALL

After 157 games and 13 years as an NBL referee, and 10 years as the only female official, Toni Caldwell leaves the league as a pioneer and role model amongst the referee fraternity.

Image by Markus Spiske

Get involved!

Sign up and join our community of sporting officials to gain access to exclusive content and resources.

bottom of page