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I have a vague recollection of a match....I think a few decades ago, high level. May have been world cup, but perhaps it was just high level national comp. Referee awarded a penalty for something none of the players saw, so they all went ballistic (though they go ballistic even if they did...

Came across this one by accident. I just think that AR did a fantastic job here coming onto the field to prevent things escalating. Tried to go back to his line, but then returned. Probably should have kept his hands off the keeper, but aside from that, just want to remind others that this...

Interesting scenario in the A-League recently.....player was sent off for 2YC. The 2nd yellow was purely the result of VAR intervention. thoughts on this? I always took 'only red cards' to mean 'only straight red cards' - I always took that restriction to not just be about match-changing...

Nothing surprises me in the HAL anymore. https://streamable.com/ctmrg That was the manager (a particular bald-headed thug who some of you remember) who 'whistled'. So what does the referee do? Goes with it - really should have been a card to the manager, and it would have been if it was...

https://streamable.com/8zafv Australian W-League - top tier women's league. Canberra in green, Western Sydney Wanderers in black/red This is causing a bit of a stir. Personally, I think it's fine. There's no reason to stop play immediately because a keeper is down with a non-serious injury...

https://www.a-league.com.au/video/ryan-lowry-shown-straight-red-after-var-intervention I wish I could say that this is the only VAR red card we've had that's so absurdly incorrect, but that would be lying. Funny thing is they've 'raised the bar' on VAR intervention - the first few weeks have...

https://www.a-league.com.au/news/whistle-round-4-refereeing-and-var-incidents-explained One, the ref overturns his own penalty to a DB. Correct decision for me 2nd, DHB around the line - VAR check to see if it's in the box. Inconclusive, sticks to the original FK It's a shame that this blog...

What do we think about this one? https://streamable.com/9dk5n Wrong call for me. IMO, the defender had no chance of getting to the ball carrier, so for 'interfering with an opponent' there's just no impact. However, the ref appeared to signal a DFK offence - that's even worse. For me, it was...

https://clips.clippit.tv/nbpllm/720.mp4 thought he got a touch on the ball myself....

Not sure on the league or teams. Thoughts?

Big game here. We cop an early yellow card for a high foot, good call. They have an early goal. And it looked very, very much like their player was offside. VAR didn't even hold it up to review it.... I mean, it looked DEFINITELY offside. Interesting to see what halftime brings. Can only...

Posting because I know a few people like to comment on how VAR is going in general. This is from the A-League grand final that just finished. Melbourne Victory in white, Newcastle Jets in blue. From this kick one of the MV players up the top heads the ball while challenging a defender, ball...

So, interesting night last night in the HAL semi final. Sydney FC in light blue hosting Melbourne Victory in dark blue (I'm sure you can all recognise the underpants stain of a coach). So, it's always a big rivalry at the best of times. Throw in a referee who spends the entire match being...

So, here's an unusual one. Taken from the lowest point in my club's history (Central Coast Mariners - the ones on the wrong end of this 8-2 drubbing). Incidentally, this was against our arch rivals. Was the last game of the season. And we only needed a draw to avoid getting the wooden spoon...

What do you think about this goal? Central Coast Mariners (yellow/navy) vs Sydney (white and blue). The goalscorer is fine, but there's a 2nd attacker, PIOP, and for me I think the other CCM defender wanted to get across but had his run blocked by the PIOP. No goal for me. Just because I'm...

What do you think? Penalty or not? Let me know if this is geoblocked and I'll find another First video on the page...

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/a-league/aleague-will-trial-use-of-yellow-and-red-cards-for-misbehaving-coaches-in-worldfirst-football-experiment/news-story/8b897eae0f99cc65d401d7cf722b4013 I'm not opposed to it. US High School soccer uses this system. It's probably the sort of...

https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/central-coast-football-move-to-overturn-mens-first-grade-grand-final-result-12-days-later/news-story/5ca111c9db0846d24f44fdb4c439660b Local first grade grand final (the area where I used to referee, in fact). KFTM, ball bounces off the crossbar, hits the...

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/video/932687939839/Reddy-somehow-escapes-VAR-red-card Couple of points on this one: Goal is clearly correct. There's a complaint about a throat strike from the keeper. I'm not convinced it was anywhere near the throat, but the aggressive nature of his actions -...

https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/young-suffers-nasty-injury-after-hitting-post-459646 Keeper requires stitches after lacerating himself on rusty, jagged metal on the goalpost