Welcome to Dubbo Oztag
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INTERESTED IN PLAYING OZTAG IN 2024/25
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REGISTRATION
Registration is $100 for junior players and $120 for Senior players plus online fees.
Team registrations will strictly close on Friday 30th August – teams must have the minimum of 10 players registered by this time.
JUNIOR AGES
Mixed’ junior divisions can be any combination of all males, all females or a mixture of both.
6-8s and 9-10s divisions – all players will receive only one point per try. From 11s and up, females receive two points per try in mixed teams ONLY.
To be eligible to trial for Junior State Cup, you must be registered in a 2024/25 Junior competition and for Junior Nationals Registered in a 2024/2025 Junior Summer or 2025 Junior Winter competition.
SENIOR AGES
All players must be 15 to take the field in a senior competition.
Mixed opens – must have a minimum of four females on the field at once.
Men’s Open – Are not limited by the amount of representative players per team.
Women’s Open – Are not limited by the amount of representative players per team.
AGES DIVISIONS
2024/2025 Age Divisions:
- Minis 3-5yrs – Born 2019,2020 or 2021
- 6-8s – Born 2016, 2017 or 2018 and must be attending primary school in 2023
- 9-10s – Born 2015 or 2014
- 11-12s – Born 2013 or 2012
- 13-14s – Born 2011 or 2010
- 15-16s – Born 2009 or 2008
- Senior Divisions – Must be 15 years of age prior to taking the field.
Players are eligible to play up one age division only e.g. a player that qualifies for the 12s age group can only play up 1 division to the 13-14s age group (they must also be registered in that team to play).
Individual players cannot ‘play up’ a grade. They must stay in their eligible age division.
FORFEITS
Teams who are unable to field the minimum of 5 registered players and are needing to forfeit are to advise via TEXT to 0419511879 by 12pm Midday the day of competition (preferably at the earliest notice).
Teams who forfeit and will be given a loss and a 5-0 win is given to the opposition.
Teams who advise of a forfeit after 12pm will be deducted a further –3 competition ladder points. The opposition will be given a 5-0 win.
TEAM UNIFORMS
Teams must all be in matching ‘numbered’ shirts by Round 4.
6-8s and 9-10s age groups do not have to have numbered shirts (however preferred), but they still need to be matching colour and style.
Individual teams are not required to have matching/numbered shirts, however players are required to be wearing the colour of their team name e.g. Individual Red needs to be wearing a red playing top.
A penalty of one try per player out of uniform, will be awarded to the opposing team prior to starting the game. The referee will make a note of this and both teams will be informed before play starts. Should any team delegates have any queries they are to be addressed before or during the game with competition managers – not after the game.
OFFICIAL OZTAG SHORTS/TIGHTS
Players are required to wear official Australian Oztag shorts or tights. Under no circumstances are players allowed to sew Velcro patches onto pants/tights or wear LEAGUE TAG shorts/tights.
Shorts ($30) & Tights ($35) can be purchased at shorts/tights pre-sale days & at all playing venues over the first couple of weeks.
We also sell sublimated Port Stephens Oztag shorts ($45) and tights ($50).
SIGN ON SHEETS
All teams are required to sign on each week prior to taking the field. If players fail to sign on, points may be deducted.
A forfeit may be awarded to the opposing team when a team has less than 5 players signed on. If you are not signed on, you are not insured. With COVID restrictions and public health orders, new sign on requirements will be sent to each team delegate.
BACK UP PLAYERS
Any teams who are not able to field 8 players, are permitted to find a ‘back up’ player.
A ‘Back Up’ player must be registered in the same season at the same venue, however the ‘back up’ player must be in the same grade or lower e.g., If playing in a Division 2 team you cannot use ‘back up’ player from Division 1.
Players who ‘back up’ must inform the admin staff before taking the field. Any team fielding a ‘back up’ player that has not informed competition staff before the start of the game may incur a forfeit (5-0 loss).
Admin staff will give the ‘back up’ player a sticker which will need to be given to the referee before taking the field. Teams are not permitted to have ‘back up’ player/s in order to create substitutes for the team.
Any one team can only have a maximum of five ‘back up’ players throughout the season unless agreed upon by the Competition Manager.
Representative players can not back up for any team unless they are division 1.
Any ‘back up’ player can only back up a maximum of three times. Random checks will be done throughout the season.
If you think your opposition is breaching the rules and playing unregistered players, please notify competition staff during or before the game. Teams can also see registered players from all teams on the Fixi app.
Any team fielding a ‘back up’ player will automatically receive a penalty of 1 try per ‘back up’ player if out of uniform.
FINALS & REPRESENTATIVE ELIGIBILITY
Players must play a minimum of four games to be eligible for finals & seven games to be eligible for representative teams. Should a player not have played four games they can apply for an exemption to the Venue Competition Manager.
TEAMS ARRIVING LATE
All teams are expected to arrive on time for their matches. Should teams be arriving late, they will be penalised one point (try) per minute up to five minutes, at the discretion of the Competition Management. After five minutes the game may be deemed a forfeit, at discretion of Competition Management.