By scott21 - 23 Feb 2018 7:02 PM
Joint Statement from Member Federations, APFCA, PFA and AAFC
23/2/2018
The stakeholders of Australian football have concluded three days of meetings with delegates from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), intended to expand the Congress, address challenges related to and strengthen the governance of Football Federation Australia (FFA).
Over the last three days, the Member Federations of FFA, Australian Professional Football Clubs Association (APFCA), Professional Footballers Australia (PFA), the Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC), along with some Special Interest Groups, had the opportunity to discuss both existing challenges and consider a pathway forward which has resulted in the unanimous support of FIFA and AFC’s recommendation to establish a Congress Review Working Group.
The stakeholders are encouraged by the progress made through the genuine and collective efforts of the last few days, and to continuing to work together and with the FFA, in the best interests of the game.
The stakeholders also indicated their sincere appreciation of the efforts and investment of both FIFA and The AFC to Australian football’s future and look forward to a determination of next steps to be advised by FIFA and the AFC in the coming weeks.
http://www.australianfootballclubs.org.au/news?utm_content=bufferda1d4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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By scott21 - 25 Feb 2018 6:14 PM
Brisbane Roar joined the statement also
Roar chief slams 'sub-standard' referees
February 25 2018 - 4:00PM
Brisbane Roar boss David Pourre isn't happy with the quality of refereeing in the A-League.
Brisbane Roar boss David Pourre isn't happy with the quality of refereeing in the A-League.
Brisbane Roar managing director David Pourre believes poor refereeing in the A-League is "systemic" of governance problems at Football Federation Australia.
Not for the first time this season, the Roar were left seething after a series of what appeared to be clear-cut calls went against them in Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle.
Nikolai Topor-Stanley pushed over Avraam Papdopulous, whose feet were inside the penalty area, during injury time but neither referee Stephen Lucas or video assistant referee Chris Beath believed it was worthy of a foul.
Coach John Aloisi was also furious that one of the linesmen incorrectly flagged Massimo Maccarone as offside in the second half - something he said happened far too regularly to the veteran Italian striker.
Pourre echoed Aloisi's remarks but went further, slamming A-League referees as "well below standard" and pointing the finger of blame at head office.
"In my opinion as head of the club, I think it's a reflection of the whole situation," Pourre said.
"Our referees are well below standard. The VAR clearly isn't working properly.
"Decisions are made (to not award penalties) when there's clearly evidence that suggests they are penalties, and that's what happened in the second half.
"The linesman, we question why all the time. How hard is it to keep your flag down?
"It's not just one occasion, two occasions - multiple occasions now that linesmen have got offside calls drastically wrong, which do turn a game.
"We experienced such a wonderful game between two quality sides and it gets let down by a referee's decision - not just one, but multiple.
"It's systemic of what's actually happening, I believe, in the FFA."
Aloisi said the decisions had cost the Roar at least a draw against the Jets.
"I usually say it evens itself out over a year but it hasn't. Not yet. Maybe it will," Aloisi said.
"Maybe we might get a sorry this week from (FFA)."
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5248927/roar-chief-slams-sub-standard-referees/?cs=2439
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