In Goal Judging

Duties and Responsibilities Communicating to the referee whether 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 – knock on / interference / short 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

Positioning Kick off – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line between TJ & the goal posts Kick Off IG TJ

Positioning Penalty 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 Penalty kick at goal IG TJ IG

Positioning Penalty 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 IG TJ

Positioning Conversion 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 TJ IG

Positioning Conversion kick at goal – the in goal judge stands behind the dead ball line where it meets the touch in goal line Conversion 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 IG TJ Conversion kick at goal

Positioning Conversion 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 TJ IG

Positioning Penalty kick to touch Penalty kick to touch – the in goal judge stands close to the touch line 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 TJ IG

Positioning Kick in general play IG 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 TJ

Positioning 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 TJ IG

Positioning General 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 Ball IG

Positioning Play the ball TJ IG Ref

Positioning 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 TJ IG Ref

Positioning 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 TJ IG Ref

Positioning 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 Try IG

Positioning 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 TJ IG Ref IG

Positioning Drop Goal The in goal should anticipate when a team may be about to attempt a drop goal and should take up a position between the posts in line with the kicker. IG

Positioning 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. IG

Positioning 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 IG

Summary Being in goal is an integral part of the match day team of officials Appointments are earned Be ready and able when called upon

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