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Posted May 12, 2026 09:30 · last edited May 12, 2026 10:04

regchopah wrote:
zonknz wrote:
Where would you like to see future NL Referees developed, exactly? That's the point of regional footballing competitions; they are a lower standard of competition. Refs get matched to games as best as an appointment panel/officer can knowing that people also get sick/injured and replacements need to be drafted in.

JRs "point" about the NLs next year is even more confusing. Of course NL panel refs will officiate those games.
So you think it's acceptable that in the NRFL the mens NL get the best referees, the mens championship the next best and then the Mens Nth and Sth conference the third best and then somewhere around there the womens premier league - the top womens competition in the region?

Any ref who is seriously in the frame for NL will go where they are appointed. Refs can express preferences in regional comps, and constraints to their availability when they are are away. They're volunteers. I reckon that's fine, imho.
Appointments have a duty to appoint the right people to the right game (for player safety) - you need your best refs on the most difficult or important games. That's why you might see a NL or even Fifa ref appearing in important regional fixtures rather than in games featuring the 'top' sides - think a 1 v 2 game in a second tier league that might be material for promotion, or a "6 pointer" game between the bottom two in the first tier.

I would rather personally ref a shithouse relegation mens cap fixture on my own than a WCL game - that's my preference. Each to their own.

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zonknz edited May 12, 2026 10:04

chopah wrote:
zonknz wrote:
Where would you like to see future NL Referees developed, exactly? That's the point of regional footballing competitions; they are a lower standard of competition. Refs get matched to games as best as an appointment panel/officer can knowing that people also get sick/injured and replacements need to be drafted in.

JRs "point" about the NLs next year is even more confusing. Of course NL panel refs will officiate those games.
So you think it's acceptable that in the NRFL the mens NL get the best referees, the mens championship the next best and then the Mens Nth and Sth conference the third best and then somewhere around there the womens premier league - the top womens competition in the region?

Any ref who is seriously in the frame for NL will go where they are appointed. Refs can express preferences in regional comps, and constraints to their availability when they are are away. They're volunteers. I reckon that's fine, imho.
Appointments have a duty to appoint the right people to the right game (for player safety) - you need your best refs on the most difficult or important games. That's why you might see a NL or even Fifa ref appearing in important games rather than in games featuring the 'top' sides - think a 1 v 2 game in a second tier league that might be material for promotion, or a game between the bottom two in the first tier.

I would rather personally ref a shithouse relegation mens cap fixture on my own than a WCL game - that's my preference. Each to their own.

zonknz edited May 12, 2026 10:00

chopah wrote:
zonknz wrote:
Where would you like to see future NL Referees developed, exactly? That's the point of regional footballing competitions; they are a lower standard of competition. Refs get matched to games as best as an appointment panel/officer can knowing that people also get sick/injured and replacements need to be drafted in.

JRs "point" about the NLs next year is even more confusing. Of course NL panel refs will officiate those games.
So you think it's acceptable that in the NRFL the mens NL get the best referees, the mens championship the next best and then the Mens Nth and Sth conference the third best and then somewhere around there the womens premier league - the top womens competition in the region?

Any ref who is seriously in the frame for NL will go where they are appointed. Refs can express preferences in regional comps, and constraints to their availability when they are are away. They're volunteers. I reckon that's fine, imho.

I would rather personally ref a shithouse relegation mens cap fixture on my own than a WCL game - that's my preference. Each to their own.

zonknz edited May 12, 2026 09:51

chopah wrote:
zonknz wrote:
Where would you like to see future NL Referees developed, exactly? That's the point of regional footballing competitions; they are a lower standard of competition. Refs get matched to games as best as an appointment panel/officer can knowing that people also get sick/injured and replacements need to be drafted in.

JRs "point" about the NLs next year is even more confusing. Of course NL panel refs will officiate those games.
So you think it's acceptable that in the NRFL the mens NL get the best referees, the mens championship the next best and then the Mens Nth and Sth conference the third best and then somewhere around there the womens premier league - the top womens competition in the region?

zonknz edited May 12, 2026 09:35

chopah wrote:
zonknz wrote:
Where would you like to see future NL Referees developed, exactly? That's the point of regional footballing competitions; they are a lower standard of competition. Refs get matched to games as best as an appointment panel/officer can knowing that people also get sick/injured and replacements need to be drafted in.

JRs "point" about the NLs next year is even more confusing. Of course NL panel refs will officiate those games.
So you think it's acceptable that in the NRFL the mens NL get the best referees, the mens championship the next best and then the Mens Nth and Sth conference the third best and then somewhere around there the womens premier league - the top womens competition in the region?