Jacewicz - Starting Fourth Dimension Always Woman Individual Referee Inwards A-League

Football Federation Commonwealth of Australia (FFA) released the names of the Match Officials that volition command matches during the upcoming Hyundai A-League as well as Westfield W-League seasons. Kate Jacewicz has created history every bit the starting fourth dimension woman somebody referee appointed to the Hyundai A-League Referees Panel. Ben Abraham volition likewise bring together Kate on the Hyundai A-League referees panel for the starting fourth dimension time. Alex King, who has been a Hyundai A-League Referee since 2017, has likewise been promoted to the set of a full-time referee joining Chris Beath as well as Shaun Evans.

FFA Chairman as well as Chair of the FFA Referees Committee, Chris Nikou, was proud to denote that Kate as well as Ben had been appointed to the Hyundai A-League referee panel along alongside all the other tally officials. “Kate is without incertitude 1 of the leading referees inwards the globe at whatever score as well as nosotros congratulate her on the appointment to the Hyundai A-League referees panel. Kate is 1 of the virtually successful referees inwards Australian Football who has been named the Westfield W-League Referee of the Year a tape breaking 8 times as well as virtually late refereed 2 matches at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup every bit good every bit beingness appointed every bit the 4th official for the 3rd house play-off tally betwixt England as well as Sweden. Ben is a referee that has come upwards through the national referee evolution pathway as well as has proven himself to a greater extent than late inwards the National Premier League as well as FFA Cup. We run into enough of potential alongside Ben to teach a leading referee inwards the coming years. We hold off frontward to seeing Kate, Ben as well as all the tally officials inwards activity for the upcoming seasons of the Hyundai A-League as well as Westfield W-League,” concluded Nikou.
FFA Director of Referees Ben Wilson congratulated Kate, Ben as well as all the tally officials on their alternative for the coming seasons. “We've undertaken a rigorous alternative do during the final few months as well as Kate as well as Ben were the outstanding candidates to move added to the Hyundai A-League Referees Panel. I would similar to congratulate them on their appointment. They get got been selected on merit as well as I get got no incertitude that they volition move successful at this level,” concluded Wilson.

A-League 2019/20 Referees: Ben Abraham, Kurt Ams, Jonathan Barreiro, Chris Beath, Daniel Elder, Shaun Evans, Adam Fielding, Kate Jacewicz, Adam Kersey, Alex King, Stephen Lucas.
A-League 2019/20 VARs: Kris Griffiths-Jones, Nick Waldron, Craig Zetter.

Source: FFA