VIC M-LEAGUE COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS 2016
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CONTENTS Administration Personnel Competition Finals Uniform Discipline & Tribunal Player Points System Contacts Appendices
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ADMINISTRATION 1. Teams are to have completed an official entry form and paid $200 team registration by close of entries as notified via e-mail, website or other correspondence in order to be considered for entry 2. Uniforms must be submitted for approval alongside team entry 3. Teams once submitted will be subject to committee approval This includes: i. Team Name ii. Players entered in team iii. Uniform design 4. Team game fees ($80) are to be paid to the Competition Supervisor 15 minutes prior to play beginning each week. a. Discounted team game fees apply for paying i. entire season one week or more prior to commencement of season ($75 per game) ii. half season paid one week prior to commencement of season or one week prior to halfway point of season ($77 per game) 5. All players must hold a current Netball Victoria membership and supply their number with team submission 6. All players must hold a current Victorian Men’s Netball League membership a. Current Victorian State representatives hold membership b. Players not currently representing Victoria must pay $20 membership fee payable with team registration i. this is required for finals eligibility
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PERSONNEL 1. The VIC M-League Co-ordinator will oversee the competition on behalf of the Victorian Men’s Netball League 2. An appointed Court Supervisor will oversee the functioning of matches, collection of game fees on match day, NV membership and collection of results. They will be located at the competition office on match day 3. An appointed Umpire Supervisor will oversee the pool of umpires provided for each match as well as providing an umpire coaching role to said umpires. The Umpiring Supervisor will be available to assist in any resolution regarding umpiring matters on match day 4. Each team must provide a scorer / timekeeper. The supervisor will provide a stop watch or suitable timer. One will act as timekeeper and operate (where applicable) scoreboard, the other will be in charge of correctly filling out the scoresheet
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COMPETITION 1. Match rules shall be those of Netball Australia, excepting where specific competition rules have been opted within these regulations. 2. Timing of matches shall be 15 minute quarters with breaks of 3 minutes each 3. All M-LEAGUE matches will commence at the fixtured time. Teams must take the court when requested by the Umpire. If there are at least five players present, a team shall be required to take the court to start play. If 5 or more players are not in position to play when match commencement is signalled, the non-offending team will be awarded 1 goal for each minute that elapses prior to play beginning. Should ¼ time elapse without play commencing the match will be declared a forfeit. The non-offending team – in the case of any forfeit – will be awarded 4 tournament points, a 20-0 score and their match fee will be refunded. The offending team will lose 4 tournament points. Forfeiting teams will be required to pay double their match fee. 4. Any player who takes the court must be an M-LEAGUE registered player. Players must also be financial with VMNL. 5. Men’s Divisions: Women not permitted to play. Mixed Divisions: Maximum of 3 or minimum of 2 male players permitted on court. Male Court Positioning: ONE of GS GA
WA
ONE of C WD
ONE of GD GK
6. Players are NOT permitted to play in TWO separate divisions in the one night (i.e. Premier Mixed & Div 1 Mixed). If a player has qualified for finals (6 matches) in Premier Division, they are NOT permitted to play Division ONE. www.mensnetballvic.com.au
7. One Scorecard will be used for each game to record names of players participating and the match score. Player names must be written on the scoresheet prior to commencement of play, and cannot be added once play has commenced. Names MUST be completed in FULL – No nicknames!!!! Names must be placed in the correct court positions, with any mid-match changes & substitutions recorded at each interval It is the captains’ responsibility to ensure accurate recording of changes. Failure to do so will result in only the first 7 players listed in positions being deemed to have taken the court and awarded a game towards their finals qualification at the exclusion of all others. At the match conclusion, the scoresheet MUST be signed by: Captains, umpires & scorer/timekeeper to confirm that the scoresheet is correct. Once signed, the scoresheet is final. This includes acknowledging court positions as being correct.
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FINALS 1. Teams qualifying for finals shall be determined by the number of points gained during the season, (Win = 4 points, Draw = 2 points, Loss = nil). 2. Finals will consist of top four teams. Finals format will be determined upon receipt of team entries and communicated via the official competition fixture. 3. Ladder position will be determined by percentage where applicable, calculated by for and against 4. Players must play in at least SIX competition matches to be eligible to participate in that Division’s Finals. The player must have been recorded as taking the court to be considered as played in a particular match a. Teams found playing an ineligible player will be considered to have lost that match.
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UNIFORM 1. Team uniform must be submitted for approval via the MLeague Co-ordinator with team entry 2. All teams are expected to use and supply their own stick-on patches 3. MENS – All players must play in team uniform – this includes matching shorts 4. MIXED - Teams should have matching shirts, skirts/shorts, or dresses should be a close match to the male uniform. i. All male players in the team should be in the same team uniform (same playing top and shorts) ii. All female players should be in the same team uniform (a-line, bodysuit, same uniform top and matching bottoms) if the female players are wearing tights for bottoms, they must match. 5. Teams will be penalised 2 goals for each offending player, at the discretion of the umpire. Teams will be further penalised via fine or otherwise as deemed appropriate by M-League Co-ordinator for continued breaking of this rule i. Uniform penalties are to be recorded on the timesheet separate to goals scored during the match
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DISCIPLINE & TRIBUNAL 1. It is the expectation that all players respect our umpires and other players. 2. Any discipline shall be enforced as per rulebook at umpires’ discretion. 3. Any player sent-off during a game will have it recorded on the scoresheet which will be monitored across the season 4. Should any incident be deemed of a level where further discipline is to occur a Tribunal may be put in place. a.
This shall be at the discretion of the Umpires Coordinator, M-League Co-ordinator and members of the VMNL Executive. A panel of 3 people shall be appointed with the consensus decision of this panel final.
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PLAYER POINTS SYSTEM VIC M-League operates on a handicap system whereby players are allocated points based on teams represented and skill level. This is designed to ensure VIC M-League remains competitive. These are referenced in the Player Points spreadsheet. VIC M-League reserves the right to allocate any players NOT included in the Players Points spreadsheet points as deemed appropriate The following rules apply regarding the points: Premier Men’s Maxiumum of 20 points on court per team and no more than two 5 point players on court per team Premier Mixed Maximum of two 5 point players on court per team Division One Men’s Maximum of 20 points on court per team and no 5 point player permitted (where possible) Division One Mixed No 5 point player permitted If a team is found to have had breached the points they will lose their competition points for that match
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CONTACTS VIC M-LEAGUE VIC M-League Co-ordinator: Matthew Blomeley All enquiries:
[email protected] Urgent matters: 0422-889-018 VIC M-League Competition Supervisor Wendy Armstrong VIC M-League Umpire Supervisor Juleen Maxfield VICTORIAN MEN’S NETBALL LEAGUE VMNL President Daniel Cooke
[email protected] VMNL Secretary Karen Wild
[email protected] VMNL Treasurer Grant Crocker VMNL Committee Matthew Blomeley, Alex Green, Corey Jackson, Esther Latimour, Lisa Mynott
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APPENDIX 1 Bank Transfer Details: Account Name: Victorian Men’s Netball League BSB:013-395 Account Number:270068806 (ANZ) After any bank transfer please email Grant Crocker
[email protected] and cc
[email protected] with receipt and team details: Please include team name in description If Men’s and Mixed have same name – please specify
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APPENDIX 2 PLAYER POINTS Name Points Andrew Simons 5 Brodie Roberts 5 Daniel Cooke 5 Desmond Owilly 5 Ely Harrison 5 Guy Keane 5 James Matthews 5 James Robertson 5 Mathew Longhurst 5 Merrow Clough 5 Riley Richardson 5 Tim Malmo 5 Tim Walker 5 Will Jamison 5 Dan Ryan 4 David Chisholm 4 Adam Boldiston 3 Alastair Punshon 3 Andrew Lewis 3 Asa Alefaio 3 Ashley Chapman 3 Bala Lange 3 Ben Bruitzman 3 Ben Hudson 3 Brandon D'Monte 3 Brayden Pastore 3 Bryn Matthews 3 Cameron Allum 3 Cameron Martin 3 Chris O'Sullivan 3 Christopher Cameron 3 Clint Allwood 3 Corey Jackson 3 Damian Stephenson 3 Dave Chealuck 3 Dylan Nexhip 3 Garth Kydd 3 Gerard Murphy 3 Jake Dambrauskas 3 Jarrad Walker 3 Jayden Cowling 3 Jesse Boyd 3 John Ioane 3 Josh Clavarino 3 Lachlan Deane 3 Mathew Armstrong 3 Matt Doyle 3 Matt Lapsley 3 Matthew Blomeley 3 Mitchell Gray 3 Nathan Begley 3 Patrick Toomaga 3 Ponifasio Smith 3 Rein Kivivali 3 Richard Lake 3 Tim Marshall 3 William Mahoney 3 Shannon Bessell 2
Name Brad Beeton Edward Bryant Isaac Jones Jackson Mynott Jake McSwain Jeremy Hardman Joshua Schultz Marco Francese Nicholas Schultz Shane Topping Trent Brook Adam Franz Anthony Bennett Cameron Neale Daniel Evans Daniel Rooney Danny Loats Joshua Burns Luke Marko Rawlings Manawa Aranui Michael Davis Mitchell Tralci Shaun Pallini Adam Hoogwerf Adam Matthews Adam Payne Brad Keats Brodie Noble Cooper Lean Dale Mason Daniel Hughes Dean Patton Hadley Dixon Hayden Smith Jackson Turner Jake Adams Jake Novak Jarvis Holt Joel Gosbell Kai Suzuki Kyele Heagney Matthew Starvaggi Tom Clooney Tom Georgiadis Zac Wojtowicz Adrian Stojavovski Brock Hadson Bryce Davidson Cameron Hughes David Capron Dylan Johnstone Hoani Poutama Jake Symons Jordan Vesovic Liam Smith Luke Williams Metuaone Tou Ronan Finnigan Sean Nalty
Points -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
Name NSW Open Queensland Open Sonix NSW 23s South Australia Open WA Open Mixed #2 Res #2
Points 5 5 5 3 3 3 0 0
*** Players not included on here are subject to committee discussion regarding points *** This will be taken on a case-by-case basis *** Former Junior players not listed may be allocated MINUS points as appropriate
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