Under 9 & 10 Modified Rules
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Playing Ground |
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Normal Size |
| Team |
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18 per side. Interchange any time, any number of reserves. Players to be rotated every quarter ie. Centre, Backs, Forwards. Excess players should be given to opposition if they are short. |
| Playing Time |
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Four (4) quarters, 15 minutes duration. Every endeavour should be given to give every player half a game. |
| Start of Play |
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Game to be started by a ball up between rucks. Player must not grab ball at ball up. It must be knocked, palmed or punched. This applies to centre throw ups only. |
| Scrimmage |
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Ball up between two (2) players of equal height. |
| Out of Bounds |
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When out of bounds from a kick, a free kick shall be awarded to nearest opponent. If in doubt to which team kicked it out, a ball up will take place five (5) meters in from boundary. |
| Tackling |
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Players can hold an opponent with their hands, knock the ball from their hands, push the player in his side. However deliberate slinging to the ground is not allowed. |
| Bumping |
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A restrained bump is permitted. He/she is not allowed to continue running with the ball. Deliberate hard bumps will be penalised. |
| Shepherding |
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A player is allowed to block only an opponent not in possession of the ball. |
| Mark |
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Over any distance. |
| Bouncing the Ball |
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May bounce the ball only once, then must dispose of it. |
| Kicking off the Ground |
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Not permitted if deliberate. |
| Order Off Rule |
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As per W.R.F.L. other grades. |
| Staying in Position |
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Players must stay in their positions. It will be up to the umpires discretion to stop play and demand players return to their positions. |
| Spirit of Game |
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At the end of the game, both teams are to gather in the centre and shake each other by the hand. |
| Game |
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- No premiership points to be awarded.
- No publication of ladders.
- No W.R.F.L. awards to be made to individual players.
- No final series to be played.
- No scores kept. No Scoreboard to operate.
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| Tribunals |
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No system to operate. Clubs to take action and a copy of action taken to be forwarded to W.R.F.L. General Manager. |
| Coach on the Ground |
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Will only be permitted. However if he/she queries any decision of the umpire he/she will be ordered from the field. W.R.F.L. order off rule apply. |
| Players Contradicting the Umpires Decision |
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Will be immediately ordered from the field as per W.R.F.L. order off rule. |
| Umpires |
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If umpires cannot be supplied by Umpires Association, it is up to both sides to provide an umpire. |
| Rewards from Aussie Footy |
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As given in the Aussie Footy program. |
| Age Qualification |
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Must be 7 years old prior to 1st January in year to play. |
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