Football SA is pleased to announce that Daniel Cook has been appointed as the Referee for the 2023 RAA National Premier Leagues SA Grand Final, being played at ServiceFM Stadium on Friday night.
Following his debut as a referee in the Isuzu UTE A-League Men competition earlier this season, the 28-year-old will be in charge of a record fifth NPL SA Grand Final, having previously refereed the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 deciders.
Daniel will be joined on Friday by Nick Elagin & Dion Turner as Assistant Referees. Regis Queffelec, who earlier this year refereed the Federation Cup Final, has been appointed as the Fourth Official.
Promising young Match Official Mitchell Betterman has been selected as the Shadow Referee for the match, and will join the Match Officials team to experience the RAA NPL SA Grand Final environment. He will have a front-row seat to the action unfolding before and during the match, as well as being involved in the post-match debriefing with the Match Officials team and the Referee Coach, Daniel Bryant.
On being announced as the Referee for Friday night’s showpiece match, Daniel said:
“Being appointed to a Grand Final, alongside an amazing team, is truly an honour. Thankful that we have a great support network of coaches and staff that allow us to put our best foot forward on the field.”
Christian Verdicchio will referee the State League One Grand Final on Saturday evening. Having returned to South Australia at the beginning of the season, in April Christian became only the third Match Official to reach 150 NPL SA matches as a referee. He will be supported by Assistant Referees Thomas Temby & Ellie Seaton, with Daniel Goodwin – the second referee to reach the 150 NPL SA matches milestone, also earlier this season – as the Fourth Official.
The State League Two Grand Final on Saturday afternoon will, for the second consecutive year, be refereed by Liam Miller. Another excellent season for Miller saw him make his NPL SA debut in July, as well as his selection to represent South Australia at an upcoming National tournament in October. Liam’s team on Saturday afternoon consists of Ethan McCormick & Leigh Prior as Assistant Referees, with Tom Brinkworth as Fourth Official.
Football SA State Referees Committee Chair, Michelle Smith, said:
“A remarkable achievement by Daniel Cook, to be refereeing his fifth NPL SA Grand Final in six seasons! Congratulations to all Match Officials appointed to Grand Final matches this weekend. Thank you to every one of our Match Officials who have refereed matches across all our competitions this year.”
For a full list of Match Official Appointments to the Senior Men’s Grand Finals this Friday & Saturday, and the Women’s National Premier Leagues SA Preliminary Final on Sunday, please see below.
RAA National Premier Leagues SA Finals Series – 2023 Grand Final
Modbury Jets v Adelaide United
ServiceFM Stadium — 08/09 7:30 PM
Referee: Daniel Cook
Assistant Referees: Nick Elagin & Dion Turner
Fourth Official: Regis Queffelec
Referee Coach: Daniel Bryant
Shadow Referee: Mitchell Betterman
State League One Finals Series – 2023 Grand Final
Adelaide Croatia Raiders v Para Hills Knights
ServiceFM Stadium — 09/09 7:00 PM
Referee: Christian Verdicchio
Assistant Referees: Thomas Temby & Ellie Seaton
Fourth Official: Daniel Goodwin
Referee Coach: Michelle Smith
State League Two Finals Series – 2023 Grand Final
Salisbury United v Western Strikers
ServiceFM Stadium — 09/09 4:30 PM
Referee: Liam Miller
Assistant Referees: Ethan McCormick & Leigh Prior
Fourth Official: Tom Brinkworth
Referee Coach: Zainal Abiddin Kassim
Go Sunny Solar Women’s National Premier Leagues SA Finals Series – Preliminary Final
Adelaide Comets v SA NTC
ServiceFM Stadium — 10/09 2:30 PM
Referee: Gary Mooney
Assistant Referees: Alexander Diamond & William Tinkler
Fourth Official: Shane Robinson
NPL Reserves Finals Series – Grand Final
Adelaide United v Adelaide City
ServiceFM Stadium (Artificial 1) — 09/09 2:00 PM
Referee: Jayden Betterman
Assistant Referees: Declan Clark & Jackie Megson
Fourth Official: Alexander Diamond
Referee Coach: Daniel Faulkner
NPL Under 18’s Finals Series – Grand Final
Adelaide City v MetroStars
ServiceFM Stadium (Artificial 1)— 09/09 11:30 AM
Referee: Joseph Bojcevski
Assistant Referees: Samuel McLeod Banwell & Mohammed Zafuan
Fourth Official: William Tinkler
Referee Coach: Dion Turner
SL1 Reserves Finals Series – Grand Final
WT Birkalla v Playford City
ServiceFM Stadium (Artificial 2) — 09/09 2:00 PM
Referee: Liam Toovey
Assistant Referees: Sean Langmaid-Taylor & Cooper Abbracciavento
Fourth Official: Rocco Longo
Referee Coach: Garry Powers
SL1 Under 18’s Finals Series – Grand Final
Adelaide Blue Eagles v Cumberland United
ServiceFM Stadium (Artificial 1) — 09/09 9:00 AM
Referee: Matthew Guerrera
Assistant Referees: Aidan Kosmanis & Rowan Wilson
Fourth Official: Benjamin Monga
Referee Coach: Peter van der Zwaag
SL2 Reserves Finals Series – Grand Final
Adelaide University v Salisbury United
ServiceFM Stadium (Artificial 2) — 09/09 11:30 AM
Referee: Brendan King
Assistant Referees: Matt Riley & Chun Kit Chau
Fourth Official: Tyson van Dijk
Referee Coach: Joe-Jordan Tripodi
SL2 Under 18’s Finals Series – Grand Final
Seaford Rangers v Noarlunga United
ServiceFM Stadium (Artificial 2) — 09/09 9:00 AM
Referee: Ibrahim Saidi
Assistant Referees: Jayden Toohey & Sophie Betterman
Fourth Official: Robert Fritz
Referee Coach: Andrew Kite