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David Walsh (white shirt) with Football South Burnett’s soccer referees in Kingaroy on Saturday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 8, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Martin Stern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy’s soccer referees enjoyed an “A-League” experience when one of Australia\u2019s top level referees took control of the Gunners versus Nanango 1st Division match on Saturday.<\/p>\n

David Walsh – who was Assistant Referee in this year\u2019s A-League Grand Final – visited Kingaroy to give a training session to members of Football South Burnett’s soccer referees group.<\/p>\n

His down-to-earth and easygoing nature appealed to everyone as he gave young and old referees an insight into professional refereeing, as well as invaluable knowledge about Assistant Refereeing.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, he stayed to watch the Second Division and Women\u2019s games at Tom Alford Oval before doing the centre for the 1st Division match.<\/p>\n

David Walsh has been officiating at the top level of the sport in Australia since 2009.<\/p>\n

He’s made 56 A-League appearances and travels throughout Australia to referee matches.<\/p>\n

He also officiated for the New Zealand versus New Caledonia World Cup Qualification match, and his next big gig will be as Assistant Referee for the sold-out Manchester United versus A-League All Stars match at Sydney\u2019s ANZ Stadium on July 20.<\/p>\n

He will also being assisting on the Liverpool versus Melbourne Victory match later this month.<\/p>\n

At present David is refereeing in the Queensland Division of the National Premier League, and works full-time as a high school maths and HPE teacher in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Football South Burnett’s referees look forward to having him visit the region on a regular basis from now on.<\/p>\n