Kasey Badger is so determined to referee the NRL, she’s removing one of her ribs.

Which sounds a little, err, extreme.

At least until you hear the motivation behind it.

Specifically, the two years of chronic nerve pain which — running the length of her right arm, from shoulder to hand — has seen this promising whistleblower not only battle severe discomfort, but chase her dream on a diet of heavy medication, alternate healing, even a modified training program that banned swimming and push...