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21 Year 4/5 Lightning Carnival______________________________________________City Mazda StadiumWest Adelaide Year 2/3 - Rules of Play 10______________________________________________The key rules of Year 2/3 play are as follows:20 August 2011 – 8.30am StartOne team sheet to be given in at the time box by 8:15amEach team to supply a goal umpire for each gameFirst named teams to kick eastAll games to be 2 X 8 minute halvesGames will start on time – late starters to play short timeScore cards to be handed in at time box at end of each gamePlayers reported by the field umpire will not participate in theremainder of that game and will receive an automatic suspensionfrom the subsequent scheduled game, including finalsYear 4/5 North Oval Centre Oval South Oval Bye8.30am9.00am9.30am10.00amWestbourneParkvs.Black Forest vs.WestbourneParkWestbourneParkAberfoyleCampusAberfoyleCampusvs. Black Forest10.30am Plympton vs. Black Forest11.00am Plympton vs.11.30am12.00noon12.30pmSt Anthony's vs.Black Forest vs.PlymptonBlackwood /St Petersvs.CLG /ClaphamBlackwood /St Petersvs. St Anthony'svs. Plympton Black Forest vs. St Anthony'sCLG /ClaphamCLG /ClaphamCLG / WestbourneClapham vs. ParkSt Anthony's vs.Plymptonvs.AberfoyleCampusAberfoyleCampusPlymptonWestbourneParkAberfoyleCampusBlackwood /St PetersAberfoyleCampusBlackwood /St PetersBlackwood /St PetersSemi Finals (1 vs. 4 / 2 vs. 3)Grand Final (1 vs. 4 [winner]/ 2 vs. 3 [winner])vs. St Anthony'svs.vs.vs.vs.vs.StAnthony'sCLG /ClaphamCLG /ClaphamBlackwood /St PetersWestbourneParkvs. Black ForestBlackwood /St PetersCLG /ClaphamPlymptonAberfoyleCampusSt Anthony'sBlack ForestWestbournePark4 x 10 minute quarters of playNo tackling contact – blocking is allowedNo barging is permittedThe ball cannot be snatched or stolen from a playerPlayers cannot smother an oppositions kickOne bounce is allowed within 5 metres of taking possessionMark is allowed, irrespective of distance travelled, where theplayer:o has their body behind the ballo uses two hands in their attempto has made a special attemptUp to 2 coaches allowed on the ground at any time for coachingpurposesPassive shepherding is allowed where a player can shepherd ateam mate without aggression toward an opposition playerUmpire will nominate those players to contest the ball upsNo distance penalty - acts such as overstepping the mark,wasting time, using abusive language or behaviour are mattersthat should be addressed by the coach or umpire on the groundOval is zoned into forward, centre and defence areas and areeither marked with cones on the boundary line or safelythroughout the oval. Players must remain within the nominatedzones throughout each quarter. Centre players must wear armbands to identify centre zone play. Infringements will be paid bythe umpire for obvious and blatant infringementsA free kick will be awarded for a kick travelling from one end zoneto the other without being touched by a „centre zone‟ playerGloves are not to be worn unless for medical purposes andapproved by the umpire prior to the start of the matchA player cannot kick the ball off the groundA player will kick in following the ball travelling out of boundsdirect from a kickA player cannot:o take possession of the ball at ball-upso kick the ball to themselves after behindo play the ball to themselves in general play