If you feel that strongly Rodders, here?s the nnswf ref website with a contact email on there, I?m sure Brad Carlin would love to hear your constructive feedback: https://www.northernnswfootball.com....ources/refereeOriginally Posted by Rodders
Problem is northern isn?t just the Hunter valley, it?s all the way up to Byron and inland. The local associations run the ?junior? comps, ergo, their primary focus is to provide refs for their games. It?s also not as simple as saying you can take those three and appoint them to PYL as 2 of them may have just played and are running the line for the game after their own. Also, to be blunt, refs don?t want to do games with the same level of scrutiny as PYL. I myself spent years with northern, and I love doing the odd all age or junior game as the players are just happy to be there and play a game. Also, to be blunt, northern doesn?t want to run the junior comps.
Northern also takes 10%, which isn?t that much. Where else do you suggest they get the money to cover their costs at the moment? With the funding they have, they struggle to get appointments out in a timely manner, let alone if you cut the department?s budget. Or people will say there?s not enough coaching, etc.
