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Grant Atkins in action during The Ashes Game 2 🙌 📸 NRL Imagery #PRLMO

🏅ᴄᴏʟ ᴘᴇᴀʀᴄᴇ ᴍᴇᴅᴀʟ🏅 Friday night’s Col Pearce Medal wrapped up season 2025 for the Elite Officiating Squad. 👏 Congratulations to Grant Atkins who received his first Col Pearce Medal for Referee of the Year. 🏉🏆 𝔸𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝗖𝗼𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 Grant Atkins 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲 Wyatt Raymond 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 Jarrod Cole 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 Dave Munro 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀’ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲 Chris Butler 𝕆𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲 Grant Atkins 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 Dave Munro 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗥𝗟 Chris Butler 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗥𝗟 Darian Furner #PRLMO #NRL #ColPearceMedal

ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ 👏 #PRLMO #NRL #NRLGrandFinal

📣 ᴍɪʟᴇꜱᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴀʟᴇʀᴛ 📣 Congratulations 🙌 to Dave Munro who will touch judge NRL game 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ of his career today when the Melbourne Storm take on the Brisbane Broncos in the 2025 NRL Grand Final. 🏆🏉 An outstanding achievement for a true professional. 👏 #PRLMO #NRL #NRLGrandFinal #Milestones

𝐍𝐑𝐋 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞 🏆 Congratulations to Grant Atkins, who will referee his first NRL Grand Final this Sunday! 👏🔥 Grant’s appointment is a testament to his consistency, leadership, and dedication to officiating at the highest level. 🏉 This appointment is especially sentimental to Grant, as his father, Graeme Atkins, played in the 1981 grand final some 44 years ago. After more than 300 NRL matches and nearly 30 years of service to the game, this appointment is incredibly well deserved. All the best, Grant! 👊 #PRLMO #NRL #NRLGrandFinal

📣 ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ꜰɪɴᴀʟ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ 📣 Congratulations to the match officials appointed to officiate this Sunday’s NRL, NRLW, and State Championship Grand Finals! 👏 The 2025 season has been another standout year for the Elite Officiating Squad — a testament to the dedication, professionalism, and teamwork of the entire squad. Here are the 2025 NRL, NRLW and State Championship Grand Finals appointments: 🔵 𝗡𝗥𝗟 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 Referee: Grant Atkins Touch Judges: Chris Sutton & Dave Munro Bunker Review Official: Ashley Klein Standby Referee: Adam Gee Standby Touch Judge: Matt Noyen 🔴 𝗡𝗥𝗟𝗪 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 Referee: Belinda Sharpe Touch Judges: Ethan Klein & Rochelle Tamarua Bunker Review Official: Chris Butler Standby Official: Kasey Badger 🟢 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 Referee: Jarrod Cole Touch Judges: Kieron Irons & Nick Pelgrave Bunker Review Official: Liam Kennedy Standby Official: Damien Brady Best of luck to all officials on the big day! 👊 #PRLMO #NRL #NRLGrandFinal

———𝕊𝔼𝕄𝕀 𝔽𝕀ℕ𝔸𝕃𝕊——— 📸 NRL Imagery #PRLMO #ActionShots

Action shots 📸 from the final round of the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership regular season 🙌 #PRLMO

Milestone Alert 🚨 Congratulations to Drew Oultram, who will officiate his 200th NRL game as a touch judge this Saturday! 👏 Catch him in action during the Cowboys v Broncos clash at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. 🏉💯 #PRLMO #NRL #TouchJudge200 #DrewOultram #NRLMilestone #CowboysvBroncos

Congratulations 🙌 to Jarrod Cole who will make his debut as an NRL referee when the Cowboys play the Knights on Sunday 🏉 Jarrod will become the 239th First Grade Referee. Go well, mate! #PRLMO #Milestones #Debut

Media Release 📄 @nrl @abc_sport #PRLMO

Wyatt’s 100th as a touch judge. 💯👏 Congrats, mate. 📸 NRL Imagery #PRLMO #NRL NRLCowboysDolphins #Milestones

Media Statement from PRLMO Chairman John Choueifate. 📄 @nrl @abc_sport @nrl_weststigers #PRLMO #NRL

Congratulations 🙌 to Wyatt Raymond who will officiate his 100th game as a touch judge on Saturday when the Cowboys face the Dolphins. 💯👏 Go well mate! 🏉 #PRLMO #NRL #Milestones #NRLCowboysDolphins

Action shots 📸 from Grant’s 300th in the middle 🙌 📸 NRL Imagery #PRLMO #NRL #NRLSharksDragons

🎉 Milestone Alert! This Thursday night, Grant Atkins will officiate his 300th NRL match as a referee when the Sharks face the Dragons — becoming just the 10th referee in NRL history to do so. 👏 A huge achievement built on years of dedication, resilience, and excellence. Congrats, Grant — a true professional and role model in our game. 💯🏉 #PRLMO #NRL #NRL300 #SharksvDragons #GrantAtkins

Congratulations 👏 to Ashley Klein who will referee State of Origin Game I at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday 28 May. This will be State of Origin appointment number 1️⃣8️⃣ for Ash! Congratulations to Dave Munro and Phil Henderson who have been appointed as touch judges for the match. The role of Bunker Review Official will be filled by Chris Butler. Go well team 👏 Appointments for State of Origin Game I: Referee - Ashley Klein Touch Judges - Dave Munro and Phil Henderson Bunker Review Official - Chris Butler Standby Referee - Grant Atkins Standby Touch Judge - Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski #PRLMO #StateofOrigin

Well done to Liam Kennedy who refereed game number 5️⃣0️⃣ of his career on Sunday in Canberra! #PRLMO #Milestones

𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕔 ℝ𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 - 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ 📸 NRL Imagery #PRLMO #NRL #MagicRound

Well done to the team of officials who officiated in Women’s State of Origin Game I! #PRLMO #NRL

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