DIRECTOR OF REFEREE’S REPORT Mr. Richard Daizli
In 2020, the Director’s role oversaw all grades, and I was ably assisted by Nathan Loveday and Daniel Gardner. I would like to thank both Nathan and Daniel for their assistance in what was a difficult year and credit to all referees who sacrificed their time to ensure the season was completed. Unfortunately, we were not able to match the number of assessments completed in previous years due to restrictions with COVID-19 and hopefully if normality prevails in 2021, we can resume assessing all referees. We have a healthy number of referees now capable of refereeing senior grades and they will need to be watched to ensure they are progressing at an acceptable level. Due to the late start to the competition, there was only 10 weeks of footy and overall, our referees performed strongly and especially during the final’s series. Congratulations to those members who ran during the finals and did Grand Finals, as well as those who achieved their first taste of senior football. Once again, our resources were stretched on Saturdays, but I would like to thank all referees who sacrificed their time to cover most appointments. Several referees had to travel between grounds as well as spending long hours to ensure matches were completed. There were also multiple weeks where additional games were held on Wednesdays, so I would like to thank those that gave up their time to cover these games. The only concern is that there were several injuries and this needs to be reviewed if workloads continue to be heavy. A number of referees were promoted to higher grades to prepare them for development opportunities in the coming years. This ensures we as an association are supportive of the pathways system that has been created by the league in developing referees. Better commitment to training will ensure they are ready to take the next step. It was pleasing to hear that Matthew Gomes and Jabril Daizli have been invited to train with the Development Squad. Hopefully they both trial well and are
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CBDRLRA Inc. 99th Annual Report & Financial Statement – Season 2020
