Saddened! wrote:What are they actually for? There have been several players going down and being treated on the field in the games I've watched and I've not seen any green cards. Do they require the ref to think the player is faking it or something?
Should the referee call time off at the request of either a Physio, Doctor or Head Trainer to allow a player to receive attention, then the player will either leave the field for a concussion assessment, be interchanged, or will leave the field for 2 minutes of elapsed playing time before being allowed to re-enter the field by the Reserve Referee in an onside position from the dug out side of the field.
When the injured player leaves the field for a period of 2 minutes, the referee will show the green card to indicate this process starting.
The referee still holds sole discretion to be able to call time off.