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    Referee gets pushed

    Ah, that reminds me of the third example I was going to post, but then couldn't remember it exactly: This zinger from France:
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    Laws/Rules that you didn't know existed until becoming a referee

    So, I've finally started my journey by doing my associations LOTG quiz prior to doing the training course. Interesting thing that I never knew until today: If a match is extended because of a penalty being awarded (I'll use Italy v Australia in the 2006 World Cup as an example, penalty awarded...
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    VAR Farce Part Deux

    It's weird. I don't think I would ever allow myself to be in a position like that if officiating with VAR. I wouldn't let someone else decide for me, I'd be adamant to go check for myself, on the advice of whoever is in my ear.
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    Referee gets pushed

    I have seen red's for less abuse to a referee. A) Danny Vukovic being sent off in an A-League grand final and a 15 month suspension (later reduced to 9 I think, which meant missing Australia's last appearance in the Olympics in 2008) for this: B) I had this incident in my head thinking it...
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    VAR Farce Part Deux

    Just to clarify, what exactly is the consensus of "the EPL version" compared to lets say the "Australian version" (considering I'm in Australia, and the video above is in Australia.) Is it just the fact that we have a sideline monitor available to the referee? The World Cup was the same method...
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    Wearing of Wedding Rings

    Has anyone ever heard the story of this in Australia? In the 2005-06 A-League season, Damian Mori (was Australia's top goalscorer before Tim Cahill), playing for Perth Glory, was told the same thing: to take off his wedding ring. He told the referee he couldn't, and the referee didn't let him...
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    Incorrect awarding of a corner

    Of the three possibilities, I'd honestly lean more towards the third. Although, I've bolded the first to ask a bit more of a follow up: Can a tackle like that be split up into two different incidents? I'm guessing in that instance, red card is for SFP or VC, since the tackle would be deemed...
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    Incorrect awarding of a corner

    So, as I have mentioned in another post or two, I have not yet become a referee, but am looking to do so in the Australian grassroots offseason. As such, I'm sort of going through my memories of times when I've thought a referee has made the wrong call, and wanted to discuss such instances...
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    Can the referee show a yellow or red card to a player in the dressing room?

    Ah, yes that makes sense, reduces the amount of substitutes named then, rather than players on the field.
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    Can the referee show a yellow or red card to a player in the dressing room?

    So, when it says "cannot be replaced", that player must play the 90 minutes?
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    GK double touch

    I would tend to think that previously (as someone posted earlier), until the laws were re-written recently, that this would be a retake in the past. But in the event the mis-kick comes off the foot, and then it's played at a second time after it is in play, then it could be DOGSO, and IFK...
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    Potential kit clash - advice

    I have never seen that before in 15 years. But, also don't see the problem haha
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    Member as a player

    Riverina initially, but now based in Canberra
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    Hand versus Arm and Shoulder Ball

    This is something I'd like to clarify in my head before I start refereeing as well. I always remember, during my first year playing (Under 13s), a referee continued play when our winger stopped a clearance by sticking his arm up in the air, and regaining possession after the ball hit him facing...
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    Dutch Referee Blog - Substitute entering the field of play

    Happened similarly in the A-League this year: A player from Western United was off receiving treatment away to Wellington Phoenix. He rejoined the field without being waved back on by the referee, and cleared the ball for a corner. Referee gave an indirect free-kick in the penalty area..
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    GK double touch

    And that's when they Air-Bud rules in. Doesn't happen in Football very much, obviously. Unrelated to football, but I have been watching a series on YouTube that explains how sports have dealt with uncommon scenarios that either are vague, or not dealt with at all in their rules. I would think...
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    Member as a player

    I'll admit to it. Although, I only joined recently, and am going to be taking my Level 4's in Australia this summer (next couple months), which is why I joined, so I could sort of get a read-in before I actually start.
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    Potential kit clash - advice

    In the league I most recently did team managing for (3rd tier in Australia, so kit-boy is more like it), we had to provide the association with a First and Second kit, and they would mandate to us 2-3 days earlier what to wear, along with what the referees would wear.. Some solutions included...
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    VAR Farce

    Yes, the Australian association (or the A-League itself now it has become independent) decided to fork out the funds to pay for the hawk-eye lines for offside, but not for GLT. Weird situation, not sure it makes jobs any easier, considering this is the second time in three games this has...
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    VAR Farce Part Deux

    These lines they use are a bit weird. Not sure if anyone saw the disallowed "did it cross the line" in Australia's A-League this weekend?
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