No Respect, No Game
NO RESPECT, NO GAME
Football NSW, HFI and BHFC would like to remind everyone involved within our game of their responsibility in creating a safe, inclusive and supportive environment during football activities.
Football NSW has a zero-tolerance stance for this type of behaviour and will continue to impose strict sanctions on those that do not comply.
The support and safety of our referees, our team officials and our players is paramount.
Following the incidents coming out of last weekends’ Premier League match played within the Bankstown District Amateur Football Association (BDAFA), we’re extremely appalled at the behaviour shown and inflicted on a Referee by a spectator. HFI strictly does not condone such behaviour and would again like to reiterate that these acts of violence are not tolerated within our Association.
As a result of this incident, and as a show of solidarity for our Referee network, we have asked our teams to participate in a 30 second round of applause for all matches that have HFI Referees allocated. This will include both teams standing around the centre circle together with Referees positioned on the halfway line intersect.
What this means for us is that prior to kick off, we will take our position on the halfway line/centre circle intersect with both teams either side spread around the centre circle, where the teams will partake in a 30 second round of applause to show their support for for HFI Referees."
