Granty
21-11-2006, 11:34 PM
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Adidi and Shortjoe Pioneers With the Whistle
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ASK 90 per cent of people to point out Pormpuraaw on a map of Queensland and you’ll be met with blank stares. Yet the QRL now has two fully accredited referees in the northern settlement, further spreading the wide extent of the game.
With just 700 people calling Pormpuraaw home, locals Timothy Adidi (above left) and John Shortjoe (above right) can think of themselves as pretty special.
Becoming the first ever accredited whistleblowers from their hometown, Adidi and Shortjoe are seen receiving their tickets from Northern Division Development Officer Peter Narducci.
Narducci met with the pair on Monday, Day Nine of the 17-day Cape York Rugby League Blitz, a 3000km odyssey through some of Queensland’s most remote communities.
Earlier this year Adidi and Shortjoe underwent a three-day course in Normanton, designed to educate officials for the newly-formed Gulf Community League.
There they covered topics such as laws of the game, the safeplay code, positioning, communication and control of matches. A further 11 aspiring referees attended from the likes of Burketown, Kowanyama, Mornington Island and Normanton.
“They were all very eager to learn,” QRL Referees’ Coaching and Development Manager Richard Johnston said.
“The biggest focus is on making sure they all have a thorough understanding of the laws. That’s something that can then be passed on.
“We’re confident that by using local people for local games that we’ll attract more interest from referees in these areas down the track.”
The Cape York Rugby League Blitz moves on to Bamaga, Injinoo, Horn Island and Thursday Island in coming days.
ARL Development, the QRL and North Queensland Cowboys have combined to make the event possible.
Adidi and Shortjoe Pioneers With the Whistle
http://www.qrl.com.au/images_lib/Pormpuraaw-referees.gif
ASK 90 per cent of people to point out Pormpuraaw on a map of Queensland and you’ll be met with blank stares. Yet the QRL now has two fully accredited referees in the northern settlement, further spreading the wide extent of the game.
With just 700 people calling Pormpuraaw home, locals Timothy Adidi (above left) and John Shortjoe (above right) can think of themselves as pretty special.
Becoming the first ever accredited whistleblowers from their hometown, Adidi and Shortjoe are seen receiving their tickets from Northern Division Development Officer Peter Narducci.
Narducci met with the pair on Monday, Day Nine of the 17-day Cape York Rugby League Blitz, a 3000km odyssey through some of Queensland’s most remote communities.
Earlier this year Adidi and Shortjoe underwent a three-day course in Normanton, designed to educate officials for the newly-formed Gulf Community League.
There they covered topics such as laws of the game, the safeplay code, positioning, communication and control of matches. A further 11 aspiring referees attended from the likes of Burketown, Kowanyama, Mornington Island and Normanton.
“They were all very eager to learn,” QRL Referees’ Coaching and Development Manager Richard Johnston said.
“The biggest focus is on making sure they all have a thorough understanding of the laws. That’s something that can then be passed on.
“We’re confident that by using local people for local games that we’ll attract more interest from referees in these areas down the track.”
The Cape York Rugby League Blitz moves on to Bamaga, Injinoo, Horn Island and Thursday Island in coming days.
ARL Development, the QRL and North Queensland Cowboys have combined to make the event possible.