2011 Interchange Agreement
between the
Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League
and the
Castlemaine District Junior Football League
This is an agreement between the Castlemaine & District Junior Football League (CDJFL) and the Maryborough Castlemaine District District Football League (MCDFNL) for the 2011 season. It provides for the interchange of players between clubs affiliated with the CDJFL Under 15 competition and the MCDFL Under 17 competition in order to provide additional players to clubs with a player shortage, subject to the following terms and conditions.
This agreement is signed pursuant to the VCFL rules and regulations pertaining to clearances and permits and in particular Rules 2.10 – Area Permits, whereby an interchange of players between clubs of the above mentioned Leagues may take place without clearance or permits and is subject to any provisions contained within this agreement.
PROVIDED HOWEVER
(i) That this Agreement is in force for the current season only.
(ii) That the player(s) concerned are acquainted with VCFL regulations 2.1 and 2.5 regarding one day permits to Major Leagues and eight (8) matches.
(iii) With the exception of junior age competitions, players of any club having a bye will not be able to play with another club on that day, unless he has previously played with that club in the current season under this agreement. The club playing the player from the other League shall show his registered club on the match team sheet. Players of third 18 teams in Senior Grade competitions are not classified as players of a junior age competitions.
(iv) That in order for a player playing under such Area Permit to participate in a finals series in that season the player must have a minimum of five (5) games in the team of the grade in which he has been selected to play in the finals and has met any additional league eligibility requirements.
(v) That a player from either League may play with the one club only from the other League during the season.
(vi) That this agreement cannot be altered unless agreed to by the VCFL Area Manager.
OTHER PROVISIONS
(1) For the purposes of the Agreement each CDJFL Club will be aligned to the following MCDFL Club.
CDJFL MCDFNL
Campbell’s Creek Campbell’s Creek
Carisbrook Carisbrook
Harcourt Harcourt
Maldon Maldon
Newstead Newstead
Wesley Hill
West End
Winters Flat
(1a) Wesley Hill, West End and Winters Flat players may nominate any MCDFNL club to interchange with.
(2) Prior to interchange between clubs for any match, the player shall obtain permission to do so from the club with which he wishes to interchange, and shall complete the attached “Form A”.
(3) An MCDFNL registered player must be played before a CDJFL registered player.
(4) CDJFL registered players are permitted to play in any MCDFNL Interleague /Representative matches.
(5) An MCDFL Club playing a player from the CDJFL shall indicate the player is an Interchange player by identifying him as a Permit Player on the match team sheet.
(6) The player cannot play two full games of football on the same day
(7) The player cannot interchange on the same weekend when he is selected to play an Interleague match for the CDJFL (weekend includes Friday night)
(8) Players who are reported for a field offence shall have the charge heard by the Independent Tribunal of the League within which the offence occurred. In the event of finding the player guilty, this Tribunal shall determine the penalty, the duration of which is to be served in the League in which the player is registered. The suspended player is ineligible to play in either League during the term of his suspension. Leagues shall immediately notify details to the other Leagues of any suspension imposed upon an interchange player.
(9) A copy of the Under 17 team sheet in which the permitted player appears shall be made available to the Secretary of the CDJFL within the week following the permitted game.
(10) Interchange can be revoked at any time at the discretion of the CDJFL and the MCDFNL.