Players are required to pay a full registration fee for each team they choose to play in. 

If a player chooses to play in more than one team, they are required to pay more than one registration fee. 

There are no discounts on registration fees. 

If a player can no longer play during the season the following applies:

1. If a player withdrawing is NOT being replaced and the season has NOT Commenced, a refund minus a $20 administration fee.
2. If a player withdrawing is NOT being replaced and has played, there is NO REFUND. 
3. If a player wants to transfer to a different team and has played games, there is a $20 transfer charge.

JUNIORS

You will need minimum of 10 players to register a team there is no limit to how many numbers you can have in a team however ACT Oztag recommend 10-12 players to provide plenty of game time. 

SENIORS

You will need minimum of 11 players to register a team there is no limit to how many numbers you can have in a team however ACT Oztag recommend 11-13 players to provide plenty of game time and or cover shortage of players. 

JUNIORS

A maximum of 4 representative players per team. 

If a team consist of more than 4 representative players, they must play two age divisions up. 

SENIORS

 Men’s/Mixed Divisions – Are not limited by the number of representative players per team.

Women’s Divisions – A maximum of 4 current representative players are allowed per team.

A current rep player is a player who played in the 2024 Junior/Senior Nationals or 2025 Junior/Senior State Cup.

Players must sign in every week to be covered by Oztag insurance and to qualify for the finals.

• At each field there will be a field sign with a QR Code.
• Team Managers are asked to scan the QR code prior to the game.
• When you scan the QR code you can fill in all players names in the one box that attended the game. 

1. Each back up/fill in player must pay a fee of $10.00 to fill-in, which covers filling in for 1 game only.
2. Fill ins must inform the admin staff before taking the field and register. Any team fielding a ‘back up/fill in player ‘that has not informed staff before start of the game will incur a forfeit loss (10-0 loss)
3. Players can only back up/fill if the team they are filling for have 8 or less players and need to create a substitute. 
4. A back up/fill in player must be in the same grade or lower division. 
5. Fill in payers are not eligible to play Semi-Finals or Grand-Finals

• Do not play players who are not registered in your team. They are not covered by insurance, and if found your team will lose the game.  Playing an unregistered player is not fair on players, including the ones in your team, who have paid their registration fees.

• Teams who are unable to field the minimum of 5 registered players and are needing to forfeit are to notify via: Email: admin@actoztag.com.au OR message on Facebook – ACT Oztag by 12pm Midday the day of competition (preferably at the earliest notice)
• Teams who forfeit will have the game recorded as a 10-0 loss.
• Teams who do a no show will be deducted 4 competition ladder points. 

• The team delegate/organiser is the person who registers the team and indicates online.
• Team Delegate, please make sure you check the score with the referee at the end of the game and sign off on the card. Ensure you discuss any score concerns with the referee. 

• Yes, a Team Delegate or Parent is allowed on the field for the first couple of weeks with divisions of: Tiny Tagerz, U6, U7, and U8s.
• It is important that the Team Delegate/Parent understands they are out there for the sole purpose of the team and are not to challenge any refereeing calls or interfere with the game at any point.

The finals series will be comprised of the top 4 teams playing off over a two-week period.

Which divisions play finals?

JUNIORS

Tiny Tagerz do not play finals. 

U6’s – U17’s play finals.

SENIORS

A, B, C, D and E Divisions play finals. 

Novice do not play finals. 

Semi Finals

• SF1: 1 v 4
• SF2: 2 v 3

Grand Finals

• Winner SF1 v Winner SF2

Drawn games in finals (local rule)

If there are drawn games during semifinals, then the following applies:

5 minutes of extra time will be played. 

1. Extra time is capped at 5 minutes. The ground official supervisor will keep the time. If the game is still a draw at the end of extra time, the highest qualifying team will advance through to the grand-final.  
2. Only registered players are eligible to play finals. NO fill-in players permitted.

• All starts of play in extra time will be by a tap kick (that is you do not kick off) at halfway.
• If a team scores a try in the first possession of extra time, play will be restarted with a tap kick by the team that did not score the try at halfway. This team then has one possession during which they must score a try otherwise the opposition is declared the winner.

• To be eligible for finals series a player must be registered to the team.
• During Semi-finals & Grand Finals each player must show their Photo ID before they check in.

Due to numerous factors it is not always possible to get teams graded correctly.  When doing the initial grading there are many factors we have to consider including:

To achieve as fair a competition as possible the following guidelines apply to the regrading of teams:

When reviewing the competition for possible re-grading following are some factors that are considered:

• Players are required to wear the official Australian Oztag shorts or tights. Under no circumstances are players allowed to sew Velcro patches onto pants/tights or wear League Tag tights/shorts.
• A penalty of one try per player out of uniform, will be awarded to the opposing team prior to the starting the game. The referee will make a note of this and inform both teams.
• Teams must be in matching shirts by round 4. including a number, before they take the field. 
• No metal studs or cleats are permitted. 

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Always assume games are on. If and only if games will not go ahead due to weather conditions, we will   communicate on ACT Oztag Social’s Facebook & Instagram by 3pm. ACT Oztag allow for 2 weeks of and cancelled games to be rescheduled.