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One-on-One with AJ: Alan Shortall - Former NRL Referee

May 14, 2026 · 62 min

AJ sits down with former NRL referee and offficiating coach Alan Shortall.

A decorated official in the NRL since the mid-2000's, refereeing in over 200 NRL matches as a middle referee. He's also been a touch judge and a video referee as well as spending time in the NRL Bunker.

Now he's working with Football Australia as their head of pathway officiating. The reason we got Alan on the program was to discuss several options for the NRL to sit down and better communicate with stakeholders in the game.

We also discuss the state of officiating pathways and dissect potential solutions for all sporting administrations. Enjoy a strong discussion full of laughs and enjoyment throughout and we are very grateful for Shorty to give us his time!

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