Page 11 - Annual Report 2016

REFEREES

It was another busy year for our referees 2016/2017 Event Snapshot
and referee coaches in 2016. The effort, • QTF Junior State Cup – 215 Referees
commitment, dedication and sacrifices • QTF Junior State Championships – 45 Referees
made by referees must be acknowledged in • NYC 2016 – 16 Referees
• NTL 2017 – 50 Referees
attending affiliate, regional, state, national and • Trans Tasman - Open and Youth Series
international duties to ensure we have our best • All Schools
referees available to officiate the games. • Bundaberg Cup
• QSST Championships
• Regional Championships
Our elite referees performed exceptionally well, with the
appointment of Matt Lavery and Brett Freshwater to the
2016 Open Trans Tasman Series, Luke McKenzie to the Referee Upgrades
2017 Youth Trans Tasman and Brett Freshwater and Luke
McKenzie to the 2017 Open Trans Tasman. TFA Referee Badge Level 4 (State Badge) – 2016
• Daniel Larose
• Zane Kimura
At national level, 18 referees were appointed to grand finals,
and the performances of these referees were recognised with • Matt Butler
their inclusion in Touch Football Australia’s national referee • Adam Hogan
squads: • Tim Bun
• National Referee Squad: Brett Freshwater, Luke • Scott McGrath
McKenzie, Brad Smith and Nathan Budge • Teniele Trewin
• Emerging Referee Squad: Michael Littlefield, Aaron • Morgan Brough
Searston, Densie Weir and Lachlan Freshwater • Timothy McErlane
• Masters Referee Squad: Renee Flach, Scott Marsh, • Kurtis Sankey
Marcus Muller, Fiona Quinn and Greg Taylor • Gary Stubbs (Senior)
• Richard Brown (Senior)
• Rick Stanfield (Senior)
Thanks must go to the many people who have assisted at
affiliate, region and state level with referee development • Stacey Murdoch (Senior)
in 2016. The RMT and State Referee Panel have worked • Robert Pentecost (Senior)
enthusiastically, tirelessly and skilfully to achieve the goals TFA Referee Badge Level 5 – 2017
throughout the year. I also thank the QTF staff who provided • Lachlan Freshwater
support to the referee arm of our sport. • Adam Hogan
• Matt Butler
Dave Field • Lawren Sullivan
Director of Referees • Craig Butler (Senior)
• Darren Toms (Senior)
TFA Referee Badge Level 6 – 2017
• Adam Turner
• Andrew Watkins
• Chris Benstead
• John Vikland (Senior)
• David Tewksbury (Senior)

National Referee Awards
In recognition of service, dedication and
commitment to the referee arm the following
awards were presented at the 2017 National Touch
League referees’ dinner:
• 10 Year Service Award – Rob Ward
• 20 Year Service – Darryl Serrurier
2017 Initiatives:
• Regional Referee Growth Development
• Continued delivery of TFA Technical Courses
(Facilitator, Foundation Referee Coach) aligning to
the FTEM Module
• Referee Coach Development – professional
development for regional referee coaching panels

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