Jordyn Pearson

Jordyn Pearson
Personal information
Full name Jordyn Pearson
Other occupation P.E. teacher at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
2020– AFLW Field umpire 51
2026– AFL Field umpire 13

Jordyn Pearson is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (AFLW).

Umpiring career

Pearson began umpiring in the Essendon District Football League in 2012. In 2016, Pearson was awarded the EDFL Golden Whistle award as the league's standout umpire for the year.

Pearson umpired her first AFLW game in round 6 of the 2020 AFLW season. Two years later in 2022, Pearson umpired the 2022 AFLW season 6 Grand Final. In the same year, she became only the third female umpire to adjudicate in the VFL. In 2024, she won the AFLW Umpiring Rising Star Award.

Ahead of the 2025 AFL season, Pearson joined the AFL Umpires list in a rookie position. She was appointed to the senior list the following year. She made her AFL umpiring debut in a match between Melbourne and West Coast in round 9 of the 2026 AFL season, becoming just the second female field umpire in the AFL following Eleni Tee.

References

  1. ↑ "Congratulations to one of our superstar P.E. staff, Jordyn Pearson, who will become only the second woman in 128 years of AFL history to take her place as an AFL field umpire". facebook.com. Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Jordyn Pearson – celebrating a year of milestones". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "2016 EDFL Annual Report" (PDF). essendondfl.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pearson joins AFL ranks". brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pearson named for VFL debut". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jordyn Pearson wins AFLW Umpiring Rising Star Award". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Seven women appointed to AFL Umpire List in rookie positions". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Woman field umpire among six promoted to AFL umpire list for 2026". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Ralphsmith, Jonty. "Exclusive: Female umpire in AFL breakthrough". zerohanger.com. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "History to be made as the second female umpire appointed - AFL Daily". Fox Sports. 2026-05-07. Retrieved 2026-05-12.