▁Club ▁over ▁two ▁separate ▁seasons . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁R owe ▁took ▁up ▁field ▁u mp iring ▁with ▁the ▁V FL ▁Second ▁E igh te ens ▁( l ater ▁V FL ▁Reserve ▁Gra de ) ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁V FL ▁senior ▁list . ▁He ▁u mp ired ▁his ▁first ▁V FL ▁Second ▁E igh te ens ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁V FL ▁senior ▁match ▁– ▁South ▁Melbourne ▁versus ▁Ess end on ▁at ▁the ▁Lake ▁O val . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁this ▁match ▁the ▁crowd ▁hur led ▁various ▁miss iles ▁at ▁R owe ▁but ▁none ▁struck ▁him . ▁ ▁R owe ▁u mp ired ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Fitz roy ▁versus ▁Ge el ong ▁match ▁in ▁which ▁Fitz roy ▁forward ▁Tony ▁O ng arel lo ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁from ▁place - k icks . ▁ ▁These ▁remain ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁goals ▁to ▁be ▁scored ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁fashion ▁in ▁the ▁V FL / AF L . ▁It ▁was ▁R owe ' s ▁final ▁V FL ▁senior ▁match . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁to ▁u mp ire ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁his ▁final ▁career ▁tot als ▁were ▁ 1 6 ▁V FL , ▁ 2 7 ▁V FL ▁Second ▁E igh te ens , ▁ 2 4 4 ▁V CF L , ▁ 2 5 ▁Tas man ian