Kris Griffiths-Jones is an Australian

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who currently officiates in the

Hyundai A-League A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...

and the

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. He made his A-League debut in the 2008-09 A-League season. He began his refereeing career wit
GDFRA
(Granville District Football Referees Association), in the Western Suburbs of Sydney. On 4 April 2017, Kris Griffiths-Jones was appointed as one of the inaugural

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(VAR's) in the

, the first top-tier football league in the world to implement the technology.

Personal life

Griffiths-Jones currently works as a referees administrator at

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. He has appeared several times on the A-League satirical show "The B-League", where he became known as "The Marquee Referee", and was coined 'KGJ'.

History

Griffiths-Jones is one of the most experienced referees officiating in the

and has officiated in many important games, including the 2010 Waratah Cup Final as well as the 2016 FNSW NPL1 Grand Final. His debut in the

A-League A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...

came during Round 20 of the 2008-09 season when he officiated the

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game.

Career

A-League Matches * 2008/2009 Season: 1 Match * 2009/2010 Season: 1 Pre-Season Match * 2010/2011 Season: 7 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-Season) * 2011/2012 Season: 12 Matches * 2012/2013 Season: 11 Matches * 2013/2014 Season: 21 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-Season and 1 Semi Final) * 2014/2015 Season: 24 Matches (Including: 2 Pre-Season and 1 Semi Final) * 2015/2016 Season: 12 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-Season) * 2016/2017 Season: 13 Matches (Including: 1 Semi-Final) Griffiths-Jones has been involved with several friendly and high profile matches. In 2016, he was the referee for the Liverpool Legends vs Australia Legends game held at ANZ Stadium on 7 January. For the first time in Australian footballing history, Griffiths-Jones wore a head-mounted camera and microphone for the duration of the match, providing broadcasters FoxSports with unprecedented views of the game.Mark Bosnich gives his take on what to expect during the Legends match
/ref> In addition, Griffiths-Jones served as 4th Official for the Sydney FC vs Tottenham Hotspur game at ANZ Stadium in 2015, as well as the Sydney FC vs Arsenal match at the same venue in 2017.

References

External links

Football Federation Australia profile

Ultimate A-League profile
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