menace
Referees in Australia
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I've heard some rumours that 'they' are considering introducing a payment for referees a la football (who can expect a minimum of £20-25 for junior games). Not sure how much truth/likelihood is behind this?
Apparently rumour going around here is that ARU are considering a national match officials payment system....but it's early days so no details as to what it will be. It appears they're finally switching the effin light bulb one to figure out they need to do something.
A-side U19, $90.
B-side U19, $55.
Travel, 40c/mile. Closest is ~60-90mi, furthest ~200 each way.
Kit purchases are either out-of-pocket or subsidized by society, then taken out of reimbursement.
A perfect system IMO that can be easily implemented to seniors too and funded by the players. You're typically talking about 40 players per game, so thats about on average $2 a player per game. If the can't afford that then they should give up that 1/2 a pint after the game!
Do you ever get any backlash from players that they have to pay you?
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