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ONE TO A THOUSAND Tom Parry ryy
THIS weekend’s North Gippsland senior football clash between Heyfi field i and Yarram brings with it a milestone for one of the regi gion’s i unsung heroes. Pete Perillo will be overseeing his 1000th football game as umpire, a feat unmatched by any of his peers. Mr Perillo, who has offi ficiated i every match so far as a central field fii umpire, first fii became involved with the Sale Umpires Association in February 2005. “I’d come to a bit of a crossroad in life, and I saw an ad in the Gippsland Times, in fact – a little five fii or six-line paragr graph, r ‘Sale Umpires Association are looking for umpires’,” he said. “An And n I haven’t stopped since. I love it.” By his own estimation, Mr Perillo drives up to 400 kilometres each weekend to umpire matches, and runs the equivalent of 12 to 15 kilometres per game, which can grow grr tiring. “Sometimes, you get to an end of a game and think, ‘Oh, what am I doing here?’ “An And n there’s a couple of times where I’ve got close to giving gii it away, but you wake up the next morning and you think, ‘why would you?’ “An And n I probably won’t give gii it away until I can’t run anymore.” Although he enjoys umpiring, Mr Perillo admits that sledgi ging i and abuse from the crowds can be a problem. “Wh When h the opinions are coming from over the boundary line, it’s really diffi ficult i to concentrate, and stay focused – and that’s the most important thing. “An And n when you lose focus out there, the game’s over.” He invites anybody who seeks to criticise umpires to come down to training on a Tuesday or Thursday evening. “I encourage everybody to have a look and have a think about what we do, before they start yelling and screaming.” Regardless of whether footy fans accept his invitation or not, Mr Perillo is simply going to continue doing what he loves: “I’ll keep going until they stop selecting me.” You can watch Mr Perillo umpire his 1000th game on Saturday, May 7 at the Gordon Street Recreation Reserv rve, v Heyf yfi field i from 2.30pm.
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Football umpire Pete Perillo is geared-up for his 1000th game in Heyfield this weekend.
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