Alan Shortall was a former referee in the NRL officiating in 239 NRL games and in total spent 21 years at the NRL in numerous roles. Today he is the general manager of Elite refereeing for both the Elite Mens and Womens programs at Football Australia.

In the chat we talk about Alan's love for rugby league, how he got involved in rugby league and why he became a referee, his refereeing career and special moments and his new role now at Football Australia.

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