Neville had been a premiership player with Box Hill Adelphians almost fifty years ago !
Umpiring certainly prolongs a person 's on - field involvement in football , as evidenced earlier this year when Neville Gardner became the first SFNL field umpire to achieve the 800 game mark .
Neville Gardner had been a Neville Gardner   with Box Hill Adelphians almost fifty years ago !
Umpiring certainly prolongs a person 's on - field involvement in football , as evidenced earlier this year when Neville Gardner became the first SFNL field umpire to achieve the 800 game mark .