Top referee David Gough believes the alleged assault on a referee at an underage game in Roscommon has to be a watershed moment where the GAA stand with match officials.
Gough expressed his concern for the referee involved, who was taken away by ambulance from Ballyforan on Wednesday evening.
The Meath All-Ireland final referee is annoyed that the match official is the focus of press and social media attention and not the perpetrator, as Roscommon GAA launched an investigation into the incident.