Rules and Regulations
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Under 8
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Under 9
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Under 10
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Phase
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Introductory
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Development
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Transition to
Competition
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Players
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12 a side
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15 a side
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18 a side
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Maximum Ground Size – Use of Zones
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80m x 60m approx.
(2 games per oval)
3 equal zones
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100m x 80m approx.
3 equal zones
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Up to Full size
No zones
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Match Length
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4 x 10
(1 hour)
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4 x 12
(1 hour 15 minutes)
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4 x 15
(1 hour 30 minutes)
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Competition Details
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No scores, ladders or finals.
No recording of best players and goalkickers permitted.
No representative teams.
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No scores, ladders or finals.
No recording of best players and goalkickers permitted.
No representative teams.
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Scores allowed but not published, no ladders or finals.
Goal umpires cards to be submitted to League for grading purposes.
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Contact
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No tackle or bump.
There is absolutely no contact or spoiling, except when accidental in nature.
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Modified tackle*/no bump.
Players cannot bump/push an opponent, knock/ steal the ball out of their hands or smother an opponent’s kick.
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Modified tackle*/no bump.
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The ball
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Size 1 Synthetic
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Size 2 Synthetic
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Size 2 Synthetic
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Umpiring
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1 field, 2 goal umpires
Parents.
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1 field, 2 goal umpires.
Parents.
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1 field, 2 boundary umpires, 2 goal umpires.
Club Supplementary Umpires
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Coaching position
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Onfield (1)
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Onfield (1)
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Sideline
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Bounces
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1 bounce before disposing
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2 bounces before disposing
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2 bounces before disposing
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Marking
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A mark is awarded, irrespective of the distance the ball has travelled, to any player who catches it or makes a reasonable attempt to mark it.
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A mark is awarded, irrespective of the distance the ball has travelled, to any player who catches it or makes a reasonable attempt to mark it.
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A mark is awarded when a player catches the ball directly from another player’s kick that has travelled at least 10 metres.
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Out of Bounds
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From a kick, a free kick is awarded against the player who last kicked the ball. From hands, or if there is doubt, the umpire shall call a ball-up 10m in from the boundary.
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From a kick, a free kick is awarded against the player who last kicked the ball. From hands, or if there is doubt, the umpire shall call a ball-up 10m in from the boundary.
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Boundary throw-in.
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Kick off the Ground
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Not permitted unless accidental.
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Not permitted unless accidental.
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Not permitted unless accidental.
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Stealing, smothering, shepherding, barging
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No stealing, smothering, shepherding or barging.
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No stealing, smothering, shepherding or barging.
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No stealing, smothering, shepherding or barging.
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Penalties
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No distance penalty applies.
Players can be ordered off at the umpire’s discretion.
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10m penalty can be applied at the umpire’s discretion if they feel a player has been hindered in any way. Players can be ordered off at the umpire’s discretion.
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25m penalty can be applied at the umpire’s discretion if they feel a player has been hindered in any way. Players can be ordered off at the umpire’s discretion.
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Age Group Day
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Under 8’s Round Robin during season
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Under 9’s Round Robin during season (free YJFL ball for each player)
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Lightning Premiership in first weekend of finals for each division of Under 10’s
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