Attire
Australian rules football umpires of all disciplines traditionally wore all-white uniforms. More recently, umpires have begun wearing uniforms of a distinctive colour to avoid a guernsey clash with any of the competing teams. As of 2012 in the AFL, all umpires wore lime green uniforms with grey shorts or trousers, which avoids a clash with any of the league's teams. Additionally, field umpires in the AFL are identifiable by a guernsey number.
The most common historical perjorative term for an umpire, particularly a field umpire, was "white maggot", in reference to their historical white guernseys. Where white uniforms have been abandoned, "maggot" remains a common perjorative.
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Famous quotes containing the word attire:
“O thou day o’ th’ world,
Chain mine armed neck, leap thou, attire and all,
Through proof of harness to my heart, and there
Ride on the pants triumphing!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)