Inside the SFNL
Chief Executive Officer – Lee Hartman (0417 715 774)
General Manager – Operations – Joshua Rhodes (0429 301 852)
Football & Administration Coordinator – David Wilson (0413 170 672)
Commercial and Events Manager – Wes Garth (0447 590 814)
Duty of Care Officer (refer below for the role of Duty Care officer) – Joshua Rhodes
Work Cover Officer (work cover claim if injured information below) – Joshua Rhodes
SFNL Duty of Care Officer
As part of the SFNL Occupational Health and Safety Program, Joshua must be called immediately if any umpire feels they are placed in an unsafe situation, or if they suffer a serious injury.
You should initially request the home club makes contact on your behalf, but if this is not possible— or if they refuse—you should make contact yourself. Joshua will be able to assist with transportation for medical care, or in contacting family or parents. Under no circumstances should the game continue until the contacted Duty of Care Officer
addresses your concern.
Match Review Panel (MRP)
All senior games in the SFNL are videoed by an independent company called Sportscast. Sportscast Cloud vision of games is accessible to all umpires. If during your game an incident takes place, which you believe needs to be viewed, it is your responsibility to let your coaches know as soon as possible. Accordingly, a decision can be made on whether the incident needs to be sent to the MRP for greater clarification.
It is important to inform your coaches: the quarter when the incident took place, duration during the quarter, what happened, and what was the outcome after the incident. All umpires have a duty of care to the players we umpire—if we see something, we need to say something. The MRP has been set up to support umpires. If a report or incident has been missed, we can go back and view what occurred and take appropriate action.