Round 3 is all sealed up with 2 clubs still undefeated . Somerset and Riverside are off to dream starts and will hope to continue the trend until they meet each other.
A few comments after talking to the respective coaches and the same topic always seems to rear it's ugly head. Before the V League had started fft had promised that the NPL would have quality referees just like the V League but at the moment some clubs do not feel the same way. Over the last 3 rounds there has been at least 10 red cards. That has to be a record for some years!!!
NPL
Somerset 4 def Burnie 1
Launceston United 3 drew with Rangers 3
Riverside 3 def Ulverstone 1
Launceston City 1 lost to Devonport 5
V League
Launceston City 3 lost to Devonport 7
WNPL
Somerset 13 def Burnie United 1
Northern Rangers 4 def Launceston Utd 0
Sunday 13th April
V League
South Hobart 1 lost to Rangers 3 (nice work lads)
The refereeing standard in the V-League is nothing to get excited about; did you see the guy with the whistle in the game between City and Devonport? Would have been out of his depth refereeing the U10’s, clueless, destroyed what should have been a good game.
ReplyDeleteSpoke to Charlie Vella before the Sharks v Burnie derby and he was genuinely nervous. However I had several comments from spectators who all commended him on a top job. There are some Ref's who struggle at the NPL standard, however I will always take a man or woman in black before a club person.
ReplyDeleteIf Charlie is refereeing then this is good news across the NPL, quality bloke and has a clue, refereeing in both VL and NPL has been as bad as I have ever seen since 1999. Im sorry but the young kids are more interested in what colour sock tap is being worn than player safety and tend to over officiating to make a name for themselves?
DeleteWe really miss the middle age lads who kept things so in check with some mature refereeing.
referee in the rangers v Launceston game was of a reasonable standard, too bad you captain aus saw it as a bad game and felt you couldn't shake his hand after the game. bad sportsmanship?? I wonder why numbers for referees are down when they don't get the respect they should
Deletewhy would he be any different
Deletegood to have the blog back sam, was missing it for a week or so. some interesting results this week. looks like Riverside and Somerset are the teams to beat, rangers a bit off the pace however it is a long season.
ReplyDeleteRiverside's English player looks quality with his 8 goals already
ReplyDeleteSAM Good to see blog back thought it may have been gone forever
ReplyDeleteWonder if the lack of referees might have something to do with the way players and clubs treat them.
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone want to be a referee?
I had 3 very enjoyable years refereeing and realized that you need to have a firm belief in your own ability to make a decision and live with it. Refs know when they think they got it wrong, but it is something they have to accept. As for the crowd and player criticisms, if you believe you are right then most of what is said you find to be either amusing or outrageously stupid (usually the speaker rarely knows or understands the rules).
DeleteI loved being involved for 90 minutes full on with no rest and yet enjoyed that I never get tackled and pick up some cash for my day out.
Criticism is rare when you take into account the amount of time the ref is involved in a game, however most refs really enjoy the good humoured banter from players throughout the match, mostly never heard on the sidelines.
Maybe if the complainers all undertook a course and then actually reffed a couple of Div 1 matches they may see it a little differently.
For the money perhaps? Players pay their registration, and then pay to get into the ground. Referees get travel expenses, get into the ground for free (naturally) and then get paid to plod around, they are without reproach. Even clubs complain (two clubs involved with the same game) the FFT refuse to even acknowledge the complaint, even take in under review, Teflon referees. Coaches are criticized constantly as are players, administrators, even the canteen ladys but when a refree makes a decision not a judgmental/interpretation decision (i.e. a 50/50 tackle) but a decision based on a rule in the rule books and gets it wrong, why can’t he/she be questioned through the correct channels?
ReplyDeleteWe have had 2 home games this season and on both occasions the referees inspector was present. I'm certain that they made notes and followed up on the following Wednesday night training.
DeleteInteresting start to the blog for the year - focus by some on bagging out referees! Just to dispel a few myths - referees also pay registration fees to FFT and have to pay for all their gear (shirts, shorts, socks etc) which this year, because of the compulsory change from Veto to the new supplier, has meant a charge to each referee of (at least) around $220 - assuming they only have one of each item. Most referees have two change strips to ensure they dont clash with Clubs shirts etc, so each referee is paying about $320 for their gear.
DeleteA few years ago, each of the Laws of the Game started with the words "if in the opinion of the referee", so we rarely had referees decicions being openly questioned. not becaue the referee was always 'right', but mainly because it diidn't matter what others thought!!. A referee gives a decision, based on what he/she sees, from the position they are standing. Someone standing somewhere else may see something different (and may be correct), but this was not what the referee saw so their opinion didn't matter. There were many less yellow cards for dissent in those times, and many would argue a better relationship between players and referees.
While no-one (including the referees) will claim that they are always right, this system at least provided an understanding that decisions were being given based on a 'best' opinion at the time. I wonder if we shouldn't return to that system?
In my experience, it is rare for a player to intentionally try to hurt an opponent - most incidents are either accidental or an over reaction at the time, but when a referee gives a throw in the 'wrong' way, or gives a free kick for something he/she has seen from where they are standing, some players take amazing exception to it!! Maybe players should count up how many 'missed' passes they made in a game, or how many fouls they committed, and then compare against how many 'mistakes' they thought the referee made - if honest, an interesting perspective may be achieved!!!
I believe the refs do a reasonable job, considering the barrage of unnecessary and incorrect appealing and whingeing from hyped up players, coaches and supporters. My only issue with some refs is when they try and involve themselves within the game more than they have to and can't accept that they could possibly be wrong. However, I think that it is 'us' players who cause the main issues around reffing descions and the manner of games. More so now than I've seen before, every contest seems to end in a foul (bad tackle, push, shirt tug etc) which sees the game stopping all the time and forces the ref to be involved. Some of the games I've seen this year, if a player cant win the ball fairly they end up fouling the opposition which builds up frustration and angst amongst players and refs.
ReplyDeleteJust my opinion.