JUNIOR OZTAG
CONDITIONS OF PLAY
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Term 2 start date: end of April 2025
Term 2 end date: Start of June 2025
Term 4 start date: September each year
Term 4 end date: November/December each year
Term 4 competitions have a top 2 grand final which is played after the last round.
Term 2 does not have finals, first on the ladder wins. (due to time and field availability restrictions)
Competitions have Sundays allocated for washout rounds if required. These will allocated for every Sunday in the last month of the competition. (This can also be altered to double headers on the day of play pending on field availability)
TERM 2 COMPETITION DATES
MONDAY U6-U10 AGE GROUPSRnd 1. Mon 28th April
Rnd 2. Mon 5th May
Rnd 3. Mon 12th May
Rnd 4. Mon 19th May
Rnd 5. Mon 26th May
Rnd 6. Mon 2nd June
WEDNESDAY U12-U16 AGE GROUPS
Rnd 1. Wed 30th AprilRnd 2. Wed 7th May
Rnd 3. Wed 14th May
Rnd 4. Wed 21st May
Rnd 5. Wed 28th May
Rnd 6. Wed 4th June
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All teams have until 18th April to have the following amount of players registered to secure their team in the competition: U6 & U8 divisions must have 7 players paid for before the commencement of the competition to be entered into the draw.
U10s and above must have 9 players paid for to be entered into the draw.
If your team does not have the required registered they will placed on the waitlist and given refunds a week before the competition starts if they are not entered back into the competition. No exceptions will be given, all teams will be given plenty of time to be organised.
No refunds will be given due to unpredicted incidents out of our control.
(We cannot refund active kids vouchers, these will be credited to the next season OR can be transferred to another sport)
Registrations for players will be closed prior to round 1 starting for term 2 due to the short competition.
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From 2025 when you register as a player you will be prompted to pay this annual fee before actually registering for the competition you wish to play in. This will also explain briefly why you have to pay this fee and the benefits you will receive.
The player fee is $15 which is only paid once a year no matter how many comps/teams you play in.
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To try to maintain the competitiveness of our competitions, and to give all teams a fair go, we have rules in place if your team has 4 or more current rep players the team must register to play in a year higher age group. EG U10 team with 4 or more rep players must register in U12. No exceptions for any team no matter how long they have been together, family members, keeping rep teams together or for any other reason. Remember this is a local competition not a representative tournament.
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FOOTWEAR
Football boots or joggers are recommended. NO metal studs are allowed.
TEAM SHIRT
Shirts must be correct by round 3 of the competition which means all the same colour, and style and must have an iron-on number on the back (no texta or tape). Shirts or singlets MUST be long enough to be tucked in, if crop tops are worn you will be asked to purchase different shirts/singlets.
We recommend Sportswear 3000 orKmart/big W are good places for cheaper shirts and numbers.
If the iron-on number comes off in the wash this is your responsibility to make sure you replace it with another one.
If you are ordering from overseas there will be no exceptions for loss of shirts or extra players being added and your team cannot source another shirt.
We also recommend purchasing an extra shirt or two in case of injuries, extra players, pullouts or shirts being misplaced so you will not be penalised.
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PRICES
Shorts $35 and tights $35 (Stock standard photographed below)
$40-$50 Sublimated Shorts and Tights
Other merchandise such as visors, hats, socks, etc. are from $10
OFFICIAL OZTAG SHORTS/TIGHTS
SIZES RUN SMALL IN THE GIRLS TIGHTS WE RECOMMEND SIZING UP
Players must wear official Oztag shorts or tights.
Once worn, you cannot exchange or refund them. Homemade or league tag shorts/tights are not allowed.
In the previous seasons we have added the shorts or tights as an option to purchase with your registration fee, however now that we have eftpos facilities this will no longer be an option and any player that needs to purchase shorts or tights will need to purchase them at the shop.
Shorts/tights pick up or purchase dates will be advertised on our Facebook page. Please make an effort to attend the dates posted as we will have limited stock at the grounds.
Address: 7/7 Revelation Close, Tighes Hill.
(The shop is only open in the hours provided to your team organisers)
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THE GAME LENGTH IS 15 MINUTE HALVES, 30 MINUTES TOTAL
TERM 4 TIME SLOTS
Monday afternoons 4:10PM, 4:45PM, 5:20PM, 5:55PM, 630PM
Thursday afternoons 4:30PM, 5:05PM, 5:40PM, 6:15PM, 6:50PM, 7:25PM
(TEAMS CAN PLAY AT ANY OF THESE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION)
TERM 2 TIME SLOTS
Monday afternoons 4:10pm & 4:45pm
Wednesday afternoons: 4:10pm & 4:45pm
GAME DAY INFORMATION
U6 and U8s are played on a mod field with 6 players.
We allow one parent on the field from each team to help organise the game in U6/U8 divisions ONLY.
They must also have enclosed shoes when taking the field.
U10-U16's are played on a normal size field and have 8 players on the field. NO parent is allowed on the field in these ages.
Due to the increase in teams for our competition Newcastle Junior Oztag will send a message out to all teams before the FULL draw is completed. This message will ask if your team may need a be on a specific date then we can try our best to do so.
However, if your division does not have a bye or this is not asked for before the draw is completed then your team will have to forfeit that game. If your team has any school camps, dances etc towards the end of the competition and is unable to play it will be classed as a forfeit.
Representative tournaments will be taken into consideration if certain teams do not have enough players to play the game will be classed as a draw.
The FULL Draw will be completed after round 2 to allow for any changes to divisions to be made if needed. Times for round 1 and 2 will be messaged to team organisers and a full draw will be done and available on the website to view after round 2.
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Teams will be asked when signing up whether they are beginner, intermediate or advanced and will be placed into a division accordingly. If your team has played before and you opt for a division that is not suited to your team due to past competition results the committee will review this and your team may be placed into another division.
If your team is completely different to the prior team please send an email to newcastlejnrs@oztag.com.au so the committee can review the team and consider your request.
For age groups that are split into divisions Newcastle Junior Oztag will take into account the experience of teams and place more experienced teams together as for new beginner teams together to be a fair competition.
Grading will not be changed after round 2 due to the full draw being done.
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INCORRECT SHIRT PENALTY
Incorrect shirt 1st offence = 1 try per incorrect shirt to the other team.
Incorrect shirt 2nd offence = 2 tries per incorrect shirt to the other team.
Incorrect shirt 3rd offence = 2 tries per incorrect shirt and 3 competition points to the team they play in.
The Player needs to come to the canteen to get a stamp to be allowed to take the field and must show the referee.
UNSPORTSMAN LIKE BEHAVIOUR
BULLYING, RACISM - ZERO TOLERANCE
We have zero tolerance for bullying, racism and bad sportsmanship behaviour - there will be no chances given for this type of behaviour or any unwarranted behaviour such as swearing. The player/s will be asked to sit off for the rest of the game and their name/shirt number recorded. The committee will review and issue a penalty, this can vary from suspension to removal of your team, to banned from the competition.
SUSPENSIONS
If the referee deems the behaviour is warranted a suspension we will ask both team organisers to send a report and the committee will decide the length of suspension. Suspensions are an automatic 2 match suspension, however this can be altered if the committee deems necessary.
ABUSE OF REFEREES & OFFICIALS
The abuse of Referees/Officials WILL NOT be tolerated by parents, spectators or children playing. Long-term and lifetime bans are in place for ANYONE who abuses a referee or official. If a spectator is asked to leave the grounds due to abuse towards an official or referee and refuses to leave, the game will be stopped until they leave the grounds.
UNREGISTERED PLAYERS
Only players registered in a team may play for that team ONLY. Penalties for teams playing players not registered in their team will be severe.
If an unregistered player takes part in a game (no matter the length of time) or attempts to play by pretending to be someone else or signing on for someone else, this is deemed unregistered.
Suspension length to the player who played will be determined by the committee based of reports given. This could be up to 6 weeks.
The team the player played in will lose the game and the removal of 8 competition points.
If the player is not registered in the competition the above statement applies.These offence penalties are at the committees discretion and can change in severity pending on the incident. Please view the policies and gradings on the junior home page.
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Newcastle Junior Oztag must be notified of a forfeit by 2 pm the day of the competition otherwise the team will be required to pay a forfeit fee of $30 before they take the field the following week.
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Win - 3 points
Loss - 1 point
Draw - 2 points
Bye - 3 points
FA - 0 points and score 0
FF - 3 points and score 5
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Extra time in finals is first try scorer wins.
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Team organisers are responsible for signing the score card at the completion of the game, any score discrepancies must be shown to the competition organisers 48 hours after the completion of the round otherwise all scores will remain the same and will not change.
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If you have a complaint, concern or issue that the referee may not have seen as they cannot see everything or hear everything. This needs to be done 48 hrs from when the incident has occurred.
Please make sure that you come to the canteen to report the incident in a calm, respectful manner so we can deal with it straight away not after the incident has had time to escalate further.
We appreciate any feedback so please feel free to message us or come and see us.
All reports are to be sent to committeenoztag@gmail.comIf you wish to appeal a suspension received from the committee please apply via this form
You may only appeal if the suspension is greater than 2 weeks and the cost is $250 to be paid into the Junior Oztag bank account with a receipt attached to the email with the appeal.
Bank details:
BSB: 637000ACCOUNT NUMBER: 720333074