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Macquarie Football Referees Association

Welcome to the home of Macquarie Football Referees Association. Here you will find useful information on becoming a referee and resources to help your officiating on the park in 2023.

Registration & Membership Information - 2023

Interested in becoming a football Referee? Click on the "We're Recruiting" image to see all the information of whats involved.


Registration

2023 Registration for MFRAI Referees IS NOW OPEN on the Play Football Portal.

Please visit the Play Football Online Registration for Macquarie Football Referee Association portal to carry out your registration. A registration guide is available in the "Documents and Resources" section of this website.

As with membership, a completed registration is a requirement for appointment to officiate on a game in any capacity.

Membership

Membership to the Macquarie Football Referees Association Inc costs $25 for the 2023 Season. Existing members will receive an invoice from the association at the end of the previous season for the following years membership. New members are MOST WELCOME and should complete the "Application for Membership" form (available in the Documents link of this webpage) and send it to the secretary for processing. Financial membership is a requirement to be appointed to officiate on a game in any capacity.

2022 MFRAI Awards


The 2022 Season Presentation Night was held Saturday Night 22/10/22, at Central Leagues Club Charlestown.
A fantastic attendance by members and families led to a very enjoyable night being had by all.
Thank you.
Congratulations to all award winners listed below.

Award Name Recipient
Referee of the Year (MFRAI Award) Paul Nebauer
Member of the Year (John Jones Award) Darryl Parkes
Assistant Referee of the Year (MFRAI Award) Callum Cornford
MFRAI Referee Officiating in National Competitions (Hutcheson Merchant Award) Not Awarded
Rookie of the Year (Jim Hamilton Award) Jin McKay
Champions Development Camp MFRAI Representative (MFRAI Award) Lincoln Black
Champions Development Camp MFRAI Representative (MFRAI Award) James Donald
Champions Development Camp MFRAI Representative (MFRAI Award) Hamish Donald
Champions Development Camp MFRAI Representative (MFRAI Award) Flynn Cope
Most Improved Referee (Stan Hughes Trophy) Caleb Brown
Junior Encouragement Award (Jeff Hall Award) Abbi Patterson
Senior Encouragement (Willa Merchant Award) Flynn Cope
Appreciation for long and dedicated service to MFRAI David Sneddon
James Ward
MFRAI Merit Award Ben Rowe
MFRAI Merit Award Joseph Crew
MFRAI Merit Award Maddison Jennings
MFRAI Merit Award Declan Nebauer
Double Dissolution Clock Award David Mason
Mad Cow Award Not Awarded
Turkey of the Year Award Darryl Parkes
Stirrers Spoon Award Rick Bartley

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