Mick.
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Ran the line for the first time today and had a couple of incidents I just want clarification over. There were a couple of times when one of the players (not the same one!) went down with an injury of some kind. Ref spoke with the player and then the phsyio (or at least someone with a can of spray) came on. The player then received treatment and the game continued. On one occasion the goalie went down. After being treated the goalie was told to go off the field and could rejoin when play resumed. The ref (a level 5) accepted afterwards that the goalie shouldn't have left the field and he made a mistake. I said that I was under the impression that any player who was to received treatment should leave the field to get that treatment. The ref and other AR (both level 5) told me that no, the player could receive treatment on the field but afterwards would have to leave and then rejoin later. Have I got it wrong? Or have the more experienced refs misinterpreted the law? Surely it makes more sense for the injured player to get off the field to receive treatment than be treated and then made to leave the field?
Who is right?
Who is right?