Rules 2022

Team Structure

Your team will consist of 40 players with no restrictions on positions. Each round you will need to pick a squad of 7 Backs, 6 Mids, 7 Forwards and 2 Rucks, along with 8 Emergencies (2 in each position). The emergency players score will only be included in the calculations if someone from that position did not play. From those scores, the lowest score in each position will be excluded.

Note that naming emergencies is optional. This is most common for ruck positions where you may feel safe only naming 2 rucks each week, and in fact may only have 2 rucks on your list.

Point Allocation

• kicks 3 pts
• handballs 2 pts
• marks 3 pts
• clearances 3 pts
• tackles 3 pts
• inside 50s 1 pt
• rebounds 2 pts
• clangers -2 pts
• goals 8 pts
• frees for 1 pt
• frees against -1 pt
• hit outs 1 pt

Bonus point awarded for scores 1800 and above

Team Selection

• Early games – gentlemen’s agreement. Finalise team before Friday game (then set)
• No bench leapfrog – emergency moves up if someone pulls out
• 2 emergencies for 2022 (ranked) – with movement up the order if withdrawals occur

Free Agents

• Closing round will be Round 15 (at the beginning of the very first match)
• 2 picks per round
• Free agents round commences at the start of the next game of the following round (eg. Thursday 7.40pm if this is the first game)
• Free agents taking during a round count towards the next round.
• Due to the above, free agents taken during a round can not be put on field this round, even if they haven't played yet.
• Immediately after round 4 is when free agents starts – draft order is the reverse ladder and there will be 2 picks for this round of FA
• 14 maximum picks

Trades

• 2 week trade minimum before you can trade back
• Round 15 (start) is the cut-off for trades
• Trade commissioner (Jimmy) to arbitrate on any disagreements. President to act as adjudicator if trade dispute involves Trade Commissioner's team.