In Goal Judging

Duties and Responsibilities

•Communicating to the referee weather or not a “Try” should be awarded•Mark where try was scored•Adjudicate on Touch, touch in goal & dead in goal•Reporting foul play•On field advice •General game related observations, structured half time information•Be a part of the match officials team at all times•To fill in appropriate forms and reports

PositioningKick off – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line between TJ & the goal posts

Kick Off

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PositioningPenalty kick at goal – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line in a position where they think ball might land if the penalty is not successful upon which play may continue

Penalty kick at goal

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PositioningPenalty kick at goal – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line where they think ball might land if the penalty is not successful upon which play may continue – if the penalty kick at goal is directly in front of the posts the in goal can choose either side

Penalty kick at goal

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PositioningConversion kick at goal – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line where it meets the touch in goal line – depending on which side of the field the conversion is taken from would determine which side of the field the in goal would stand

Conversion kick at goal

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PositioningConversion kick at goal – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line where it meets the touch in goal lineConversion kick at goal – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line where it meets the touch in goal line – depending on which side of the field the conversion is taken from would determine which side of the field the in goal would stand

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Conversion kick at goal

PositioningConversion kick at goal – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line

Conversion kick at goal

Conversion kick at goal – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line where it meets the touch in goal line – if the conversion attempt is directly in front of the goals the in goals will go to the predetermined side they had chosen before kick off

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Penalty kick to touch

Penalty kick to touch – the in goal judge stands close to the corner flag adjudicating & giving a signal to which side of the corner flag the ball went i.e. touch (if inside the 20m zone) or touch in goal

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Kick in general play – the in goal judge stands close to the corner flag adjudicating & giving a signal to which side of the corner flag the ball went i.e. touch (if inside the 20m zone) or touch in goal

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Kick in general play

Kick in general play – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line and if the ball goes dead over the touch in goal or dead ball line they make a decision on and signal how to restart the game depending on who intentionally played the ball last

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PositioningGeneral play – both in goal judges should stay in line with the play the ball & then move with the ball as play proceeds keeping in line with the ball where possible

Play the ball

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Try

Try - As the ball has been grounded in the in goal area the in goal judge needs to be in a position so that they have a view on the ball be grounded - a triangle between referee, touch judge & in goal judge need to be created so everybody has a view – the in goal would stand their ground (not moving)

Try

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Try

Try - As the ball has been grounded in the in goal area the in goal judge needs to be in a position so that they have a view on the ball be grounded - a triangle between referee, touch judge & in goal judge need to be created so everybody has a view

Try

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Try

Try - After the ball has been grounded in the in goal area the in goal judge needs to take up a position in line with the ball, on the goal line so that the touch judge can take up the in goals position for mark for the kick at goal

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No Try

No Try – If the ball has not been grounded in the in goal area the in goal judge needs to be in a position so that they have a view on the ball not being grounded - a triangle between referee, touch judge & in goal judge need to be created so everybody has a view – upon which the in goal judge would back off communicating the fact it was no try

No try

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Foul play

Foul play – If the in goal has seen foul play in the field of play he can communicate that fact by standing under the goal posts upon which the referee may communicate with the in goal

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In goal area

In goal area – the in goal judge can move around in the in goal area to get a view of game related incidents – making sure the they do not affect play

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Signals

At a KICK OFF

•Ball goes dead on the full: put one arm straight up in the air.•Ball bounces and goes dead or touch in goal: point both arms towards the floor, then cross and uncross them twice before pointing to the sticks to indicate a goal line drop out.

Signals

In GENERAL PLAY

•Ball goes dead: point both arms towards the floor, then cross and uncross them twice before pointing to either the sticks to illustrate a goal line drop out, or the 20m line to illustrate a 20m optional restart.•Ball goes touch in goal: outstretch one arm out to the side of your body towards the touch in goal line that the ball has crossed.

Signals•Drop goal: stand still and totally upright.•Try scored: stand still and totally upright.•Try or drop goal NOT scored: back away from the incident. Do not run – stay calm. Attract the referee’s attention using your voice if possible.•Foul play witnessed: stand on the goal line, underneath the crossbar. •Ball goes into touch, within 20m of the goal line: with one hand, touch your shoulder on the opposite side of your body (for example, use your right hand and touch your left shoulder).