`` 2021 AFL - ROUND 8 - MATCH OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Friday, 7 May 2021 Richmond vs. Geelong MCG 7:50pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 5 - Leigh Haussen 12 - Andrew Stephens 22 - Nathan Williamson EM: 38 - Nathan Toner BOUNDARY UMPIRES Josh Furman Michael Marantelli Ben MacDonald Sam Stagg GOAL UMPIRES Matthew Dervan Chelsea Roffey EM: David Rodan DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Saturday, 8 May 2021 GWS Giants vs. Essendon GIANTS Stadium 1:45pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 3 - Leigh Fisher 4 - Justin Power 14 - Hayden Gavine EM: 52 - Dean Garroway BOUNDARY UMPIRES Daniel Field-Read Michael Saunders Michael Barlow David Wood GOAL UMPIRES Brodie Kenny-Bell Angus McKenzie-Wills EM: Alex Chisholm DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Saturday, 8 May 2021 Gold Coast vs. St Kilda Metricon Stadium 2:10pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 17 - John Howorth 23 - Robert Findlay 26 - Craig Fleer EM: 41 - James Strybos BOUNDARY UMPIRES Damien Main Matthew Tomkins Patrick Jackson Kieran Ferguson GOAL UMPIRES Alistair Meldrum Jesse Baird EM: Matthew Bridges DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Saturday, 8 May 2021 North Melbourne vs. Collingwood Marvel Stadium 4:35pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 6 - Dean Margetts 9 - Matt Stevic 31 - Paul Rebeschini EM: 19 - Alex Whetton BOUNDARY UMPIRES Shane Thiele James Scully Lachlan Rayner Adam Coote GOAL UMPIRES Simon Plumridge David Rodan EM: Matthew Maclure DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Saturday, 8 May 2021 Melbourne vs. Sydney MCG 7:25pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 7 - Jeff Dalgleish 11 - Curtis Deboy 16 - Brendan Hosking EM: 20 - Jamie Broadbent BOUNDARY UMPIRES Christopher Gordon Josh Mather Chris Esler Patrick Dineen GOAL UMPIRES Mark Ensbey Luke Edwards EM: Stephen Williams DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Saturday, 8 May 2021 Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide Adelaide Oval 7:10pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 10 - Robert O'Gorman 13 - Nicholas Brown 32 - Jacob Mollison EM: 44 - Giles Lewis BOUNDARY UMPIRES Matthew Konetschka Mark Thomson Chris Bull Sean Burton GOAL UMPIRES Peter Challen Steven Axon EM: Daniel Hoskin DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Sunday, 9 May 2021 Hawthorn vs. West Coast MCG 1:10pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 1 - Chris Donlon 21 - Simon Meredith 34 - Eleni Glouftsis EM: 49 - Michael Pell BOUNDARY UMPIRES Jordan Andrews Tim Lougoon Kiearn F erguson Patrick Cran GOAL UMPIRES Michael Craig Steven Piperno EM: Sam Walsh DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Sunday, 9 May 2021 Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton Marvel Stadium 3:20pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 8 - Brett Rosebury 15 - Mathew Nicholls 30 - Daniel Johanson EM: 29 - Andrew Heffernan BOUNDARY UMPIRES Brett Dalgleish Josh Garrett Sean Moylan Nathan Doig GOAL UMPIRES Sally Boud Sam Hunter Sam Walsh DATE AFL MATCH VENUE TIME Sunday, 9 May 2021 Brisbane vs. Fremantle Optus Stadium 4:40pm local UMPIRES FIELD UMPIRES 2 - Nick Foot 18 - Ray Chamberlain 28 - Cameron Dore EM: 53 Chris Melin BOUNDARY UMPIRES Peter Bock Chris Delany Drew Kowalski Adam Reardon GOAL UMPIRES Adam Wojcik Dylan Benwell Alistair Meldrum.