SUMMER COMP 2024/25

BOYS (5-17 years)

 

REGISTRATIONS

 

 

WEDNESDAY BOYS – ROUND 1 DATES TBC (Waiting for confirmation from Centennial Parklands, aiming for week 1 or 2 of Term 4)

 

REGISTRATIONS OPEN JULY (CLICK HERE)

 

 

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE TUESDAY 8TH OCTOBER, 2024

 

COMP DETAILS

COMPETITION DETAILS

For more details or if you have any queries please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) tab. If  your answer isn’t there feel free to email your question to: eastsjuniors@oztag.com.au 

  • VENUE:  All games will be played at Queens Park.
  • COST: $110 per player OR 1 x Active Kids voucher + $60 – This includes Australian Oztags new Registration Fee
  • TEAM REQUIREMENTS: We require a minimum of 10 players registered per team (with no maximum)
    • Teams have 8 players on the field at all times with unlimited interchanges.
  • NON-PAYMENT PENALTY:  Teams will not receive points for any round until fully paid. 
  • GAME TIMES: Games will be at 4:05pm, 4:40pm and 5:15pm
  • Game time requests will be considered but cannot be guaranteed. Please email any requests to us: eastsjuniors@oztag.com.au 
  • COMP DETAILS: Summer comp will run for 12 weeks total, 10 rounds + 2 rounds of finals. 
  • COMP DATES TBC (Waiting for confirmation from Centennial Parklands):
    • **BELOW IS THE LIKELY DATES BASED ON PREVIOUS YEARS**
    • START – 23rd October 2024
    • Last Round in 2023 – 18th December 2024
    • FINAL ROUND GAME – 5th February 2025
    • Semi Finals – 12th February 2025
    • Grand Finals – 19th February 2025
  • AGE DIVISIONS:
    • Age divisions are based on the age the child is turning this year, 2024. Therefore a child turning 12 in 2024 will be in the 12s.
  • MAXIMUM REP PLAYERS PER TEAM: Maximum of 4 Rep players per team. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
  • PLAYING GEAR: All players must wear Official Oztag Shorts ($30) or Tights ($35) available at the fields before every game. Alternatively you can purchase online at: www.oztagger.com.au   FOR ROUND 1 OZTAGGER PICK UPS: Please use the code EASTS at the checkout to remove postage costs. All orders will be at the desk at Queens Park to pick up on the first round of competition.
  • All teams must wear MATCHING TEAM SHIRTS by ROUND 3. Teams from 11’s and above will also need shirt numbers.   
  • FORFEITS:Teams are to contact our Grounds Co-ordinator, Blake (0466 482 500), prior to 3pm on game day if you are forfeiting a match. Forfeiting teams will be given 0 points with  -5 for and against. The opposition will be awarded a 5-0 try win.
  • DRAWS / TABLES: Full draws and tables will be available through the SportsFix app. All teams must check for their game times.
  • PLAYING UNREGISTERED PLAYERS “RING INS”: Any team found to be playing players that are not registered to that team will not receive points for that game. If you are intending on using a fill in player they must be in a lower division or age and Easts Junior Oztag must be consulted prior. 
  • INJURIES: All serious injuries must be reported to the desk and recorded on the day.
  • REFUNDS: Once a player has taken the field to play, playing fees cannot be refunded.
  • WET WEATHER: All wet weather notifications will be placed on the website by 2pm on game day. Managers will also be notified by text if games are called off. We will do our best to replay any washout rounds, dependent upon Centennial Parklands availability. 

 

RULES / GUIDELINES

 

RULES / GUIDELINES

  • JUNIORS RULES: Our juniors rules will be enforced by our referees on all games from 9’s and below (all games held on the smaller fields). Thus our 10’s and above follow standard oztag rules. The changed rules for our 6-9’s divisions are as follows:
    • To begin each half a team will kick-off to the opposition, during the game the team who concedes the try will be awarded a tap from the centre of the field to resume play.
    • There is no marker to defend from in front of the play-the-ball. All defenders must be back with the referee after each tag.
    • The defence cannot leave the line of the referee until the first receiver has caught the ball, or the dummy half has started running.
    • The dummy half can run but cannot be tagged or score, if they are tagged a changeover will occur. If they score, no points are awarded and the opposition get a tap restart from the centre of the field 7m off their goal line.
  • LATE START: In order to start a game both teams must have a minimum five players on the field, ready to play within 5 minutes of the game starting. If a team does not arrive by the 5 minutes a forfeit is awarded to the team who are waiting. If the forfeiting team arrives after the 5 minutes is up the forfeit remains but the game can be played out without the score being recorded.