E1: Stuart Wenn - finance executive and AFL umpire

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Stuart Wenn.

We go back in time to 1990, when our guest, Stuart Wenn, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
Stuart talks about his career on and off-field, and what it took to be at top of his 'game' - an Australian Football League field umpire - and how a chat with his school coach was a sliding door moment that set him on the path for umpiring.
The discipline, focus, and what a week was like for a professional umpire is covered; so too are Stuart's reflections on what it was like to walk off the MCG that last time after his final of 341 senior games.
We ask Stuart what he'd say to his 21-year-old self, and what Stuart at 21 would say to Stuart now.

Suggested reading:
Wenny - a story of commitment, Stephen McBurney, AFL Umpires Association, 2014

Mentioned in the show :
Australia Games 1985 - including the dance routine.

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