Start Times: Please see relevant Venue for details. The Venue Manager from time to time may alter game times due to light conditions or other circumstances.
Games: You will play 1x 40 min game each evening (time slots rotate on a weekly basis). Games will be 2 halves with a straight turn-around - please see relevant Venue for details. The Official from time to time may alter game times by giving a minimum 24 hours notice to all effected teams.
Prior to game start: Teams must register with the Venue Manager 5 minutes prior to your first game. Teams that have not registered or contacted the Venue Manager 5 minutes prior to the start of their first game for the evening may be scratched from their first game and substituted with another team. The team that is present for the round will record a 60 - 0 win (4 points), the scratched team will record a forfeit (0 points). Should your team not be able to make an evening’s scheduled game for whatever reason you will unfortunately forfeit that game, which will not be replayed. Players must be gathered on the halfway line of the field 5 minutes before the scheduled start time of the game, ready to take the field as instructed by the attending umpire.
Late for your game: One (1) goal is added to the opposition if the game is delayed. If after ten (10) minutes your team has not arrived, you forfeit the match. Each team must have a minimum of five (5) players on the field to start play, or by mutual agreement of the respective team captains.
Starting of games: Games will be started on time, with the winner of a coin toss/whistle-in-hand being able to decide which direction to play and to have possession of the ball.
Scoring and game points: A goal will be scored by kicking the ball between the goalposts. A point is scored by kicking the ball between a
goalpost and a behind post.
Goals: male = 6 points, female = 9 points.
Win = 4 points, draw = 2 points, loss = 1 point, bye = 1 point, forfeit = 0 points.
Finals day: To be eligible to qualify to play in the league Playoffs & Finals, each player in that squad must be a registered member of the team and played a minimum of three (3) Touch Aussie Rules games for that team. This does not include the Playoffs & Finals Night.
Team members: On field teams consist of 7 players (teams consist of minimum 7 players, maximum 14 players). Mixed teams must have at least 2 female players on the field at all times.
Players Ages: All players must be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age to play Touch Aussie Rules.
Player Eligibility: A player may only register for one (1) team per league, per night, per venue. If a player is found to be in contravention of the 'Player Eligibility'; the team(s) that person played in, including the team in that league the person is registered to, will forfeit their game for that round.
Team Lists: All team Captains/Organisers are required to submit a Team List prior to playing your first game and whenever you make alterations to your team’s composition. It is the Captains/ Organisers responsibility to ensure that only members on the Team List who have accepted the relevant terms and conditions take the field of play for official games. The Venue Manager reserves the right to make checks on any/all Team Lists.
Forfeiting the Match: The opposition are awarded the win, four (4) points, plus ten (10) goals, under the following circumstances:
1. Not showing up on the night.
2. Having less than five (5) players on the field.
3. Turning up late after the required ten (10) minutes.
4. For mixed teams, not having a minimum of 2 females on the field.
5. A team can forfeit a game both on and off the field for inappropriate behaviour at the discretion of the Tournament Director / Umpire.
Playing kit: You receive FREE 10 x Official Players shirts which you must wear for all official games. Extra t-shirts can be ordered if needed at a cost of £10 per t-shirt. If after 2 warnings you fail to wear the correct players kit, at the discretion of the Venue Manager / Official, your team may forfeit competition points or be excluded from the competition (without refund of fees). This should not be an issue this season as all teams are being given free shirts. No alteration, additions or interference with the t-shirt and any of the logos on the t-shirt(s) is/are allowed without the express permission of Aussie Rules UK.
Jewellery and Fingernails: Players are not to participate in any match while wearing any item of jewellery, which might prove dangerous. Long or sharp fingernails are to be trimmed or taped.
Footwear: Shoes with screw-in studs or cleats are not to be worn by any player. Light leather or synthetic boots with soft moulded soles are permitted, provided individual studs are no longer than thirteen millimetres (13 mm) in length, the measurement being taken from the sole of the boot.
Results dispute: If there are any disputes with the results, team captains or the nominated representative for the team are to query the result by emailing brian.clarke@sportengland.org within a week of the disputed game being played.
Aussie Rules UK management will check the Game Score Cards, review your dispute with the attending umpire and inform you of his/her final decision the following week. Please be aware that by signing the match card at the end of the game you are agreeing to the score recorded on that match card. All match cards that have been signed are final.
Wet weather: Aussie Rules UK management, after consulting with the grounds person and checking the weather forecast, will make a decision at 4:00pm on the day concerned and update the relevant website venue page at this time. In the event that games are called off due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, these games may be rescheduled or cancelled depending on the availability of both time and grounds. This will be at the sole decision of Aussie Rules UK Management.
First Aid: Individual treatment including, but not limited to, blisters or provision of strapping tape is up to individuals. Any injuries that require specialist services including ambulances or the attendance of medical staff will be carried out at the cost to the individual concerned.
