WeeNix - NZ National League

Suggest you look for the frame where the holding stops. It's a very different scenario to the one you describe above, and looks very different to the screen cap you posted 2 pages back

Yep, that would be awful, wouldn't it... letting the game be about the players, being unobtrusive and getting decisions right.

Football fans would have to content themselves with actually discussing how the players did.

Imagine if I'd been on the line for the Hamilton game. That shouldn't have been a penalty either, Tieku was offside

But hey-ho, as long as poor refereeing increases fans' pleasure...

Not sure what you are talking about. The photo (not posted by me incidentally) is not of the Old incident.

Harsh call..

More DOGSO drama for Nick Waldron in the ESvHW game today, has to be AR making the call as he was not in a good position to do so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLb__dGORnM&t=1560s

That's a red for me.

i agree, regardless of whether the attacked was on goal or not, it was a studs up sliding tackle.... RED all day

I disagree. Studs were never heading towards the player, always ahead of and pointing away from player.

Another stunning performance from the referee in CHCH. Loves a card that boy.

Which red could have been avoided?

(Interesting that Mogg was brought over, to hear the explaination of exactly why it was a red, for what was said.)

The first one for Dogso looked very questionable. Was such a heavy touch that the keeper looked favourite to get there 

Fair point. For me the arm is already (just!) on attackers shoulder before the heavy touch, so the test if the player had control (he did) , rather than can they gain recontrol, hence dogso.

Is this a discussion about the third best referee in the country?

No it’s about the one that reffed the Dragons /Weenix game 

I see on transfer market for the premiership he has given 7 of the 8 straight reds this season

I know. 

Arguable both ways probably. I felt the heavy touch was before there was enough contact to be considered a foul. 

The second one was a definite, but for an 18 year old to speak to a referee that way is often indicative the referee has not controlled the game well. Probably would never have said it f he had been given the decision for being pulled down in the first place, or the referee had been doing a good job to date.

Penalty didn’t look like a penalty on initial challenge, but maybe when the Weenix player went down he fell on the guys heels. Didn’t have the angle so maybe, I couldn’t say.
And he should probably read a dictionary to find out what simulation means. You don’t just book people because they end up on the ground when you didn’t see a foul.

It's 100% an indication that the player has used Offensive, Abusive or Insulting language - not sure why you feel the need to clarify the 'often', rather than the 100%?

How many red cards for the Weenix this season? 

Must be quite a few - is there a discipline problem in the squad? Or are they all the ref's fault?

Perhaps read what I actually wrote, not what you think I wrote. 

5. 

4 straight reds from one referee, 2 of which nobody is arguing about: foul and abusive language and a definite DOGSO (although he sent the wrong player)

1 second-yellow from another referee, a middle of park shirt pull to stop an attack, then a poor challenge, milked by opponent, but probably cardable and he'd done a couple of other fouls.

So they have the least wins, most losses, lowest points total, most red cards, and a free ride to the National League every year.

NZF give yourself an uppercut!

think you mean National League - Weenix can't qualify for the playoffs

In the Oranje world, it's pretty clear that players are never accountable for their decisions that lead to the issuance of a red card, only referees.

As it's been said here, and elsewhere, player mis-identification aside, All of these reds have been backed as the correct decision, and reinforced as such via NL ref coaching - except the last 2 of course, because coaching points won't be available till the back end of this week.

Young players make mistakes; these are learning opportunties for them.

The Weenix are not there to win the national comp.

They are there to give our best young players a place to develop and a team for our injured/part-time first-teamers to find fitness. Forgetting covid, it has achieved these two goals admirably.

Singh, Waine, Cacace, Bell, Elliott are all 21 and under and playing in Europe!! Two of our other non NZ eligible players are also doing well with one at Olympic Marsaille and the other the number 2 draft pick this year for MLS.

NZF and the NIX don't need an uppercut, but a well done. 

We have never seen the quality of talent we are seeing now before, and so many when you also add in the OLE kids as well.

*Waine is at the Wellington Phoenix.

**Singh is 22 years old.

***Pizzuto is at Lille

Personally I don’t give a toss who wins the NL, but enjoy watching young players develop and get signed overseas. Des’s successful U20’s had a core group benefit from being in the NL with Weenix and ES.

Hopefully Wests can join Weenix every year in the NL playoffs.

Show me one place, anywhere, anytime, on any media where I have ever claimed that, for anything at all, let alone red cards.

From their branding:

"This is a competition for Players"

"More players playing meaningful matches at a younger age giving them the best opportunity to build a career in the game"

From their press release:

"...the new competition is designed to prioritise youth development and sustainability while providing an open structure that allows any club in the country the ability to compete at a national level in both women’s and men’s football..."

Seems like a good philosophy to me and looks like like they are backing up what they say they want to do. 

Hey whatever happened to those two promising players from the Solomon Islands who lit up a recent youth world Cup? Weren't they supposed to play for the reserves? 

Ah they left at the end of the 2019 Scots College school year to go back to the Solomons, then went to trial at Victory at the start of 2020. Same issue as before though, couldn't sign a contract as they're still both not 18. They're both back at Henderson Eels in the Solomon Islands S-League. 17y/o Raphael Lea'i has scored 53 goals in 24 league games, when he turns 18 I wouldn't be surprised to see him go straight to Europe or similar

Shame we couldn't keep them around. I know they couldn't play but they could train in a professional environment for a few years 

There are actually plans to setup a quality academy in SI. Would be great for football in the OFC.

Be nice if someone like Paul Temple could visit, if it does get off the ground. A link between the Nix, and any academy there wouldn't be a silly idea.

https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pa...