Auskick

Junior Football Rules Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7

(PP – Year 3)
Players 9 a side 15 a side 15 a side 15 a side 15-18 a side*
Max Ground Size
(10% variation allowed in 80m x 50m 110m x 80m 110m x 80m 110m-120m x 80m 120m - Full x 130m*
Ground Size)
Match Length 4x10 min 4 x 12 min 4 x 12 min 4 x 15 min 4 x 15 min
Synthetic or Leather Synthetic or Leather Synthetic or Leather Synthetic or Leather Synthetic or Leather
The Ball Size 1 Size 2 Size 2 Size 3 Size 3
Scoring, ladders, finals
No scores, ladders, No scores, ladders, No scores, ladders, No scores, ladders, Permitted.
finals, Best Players finals, Best Players finals, Best Players finals, Best Players or
Competition or Goal Kickers. or Goal Kickers. or Goal Kickers. Goal Kickers. No Best Players or
Details Goal Kickers
No representative No representative No representative No representative
teams teams teams teams No representative
teams
No tackle or bump.
There is absolutely no Modified Tackle Modified Tackle Tackling is permitted
(Wrap) (Wrap) Modified Tackle as per the Laws of the
Contact contact or spoiling,
(Wrap)
except when Game.
No Bump No Bump (No sling tackle permitted)
accidental in nature.
Zones 3 zones No Zones No Zones No Zones No Zones

Parents/Coaches Parents/Coaches
Umpiring Parents/Coaches
and/or Association and/or Association
Association Association

Coaching On Field On Field Sideline Sideline Sideline

Bounces 1 Bounce 1 bounce 1 bounce 2 bounces 2 bounces
Attempted Mark Shows control Shows control
Full Mark. Full Mark.
irrespective of irrespective of irrespective of
Marking distance the ball has distance the ball has distance the ball has
Ball must travel at Ball must travel at
least 10m least 10m
travelled. travelled. travelled.
From a kick a free is From a kick a free is From a kick a free is From a kick a free is
awarded against the awarded against the awarded against the awarded against the
player who last player who last player who last player who last
kicked the ball. kicked the ball. kicked the ball. kicked the ball. Boundary Throw in’s
Out of Bounds From hands, or if From hands, or if From hands, or if From hands, or if
(where boundary umpires
there is doubt the there is doubt the there is doubt the there is doubt the are available)
umpire shall call a umpire shall call a umpire shall call a umpire shall call a
ball up 10m in from ball up 10m in from ball up 10m in from ball up 10m in from
the boundary the boundary the boundary the boundary
Soccering the Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted unless Not permitted unless
ball unless accidental unless accidental unless accidental accidental accidental
Stealing, No stealing, No stealing, No stealing,
Smothering, smothering, smothering, smothering, Permitted as per Laws Permitted as per Laws
Shepherding, shepherding or shepherding or shepherding or of the Game of the Game
Barging barging barging barging
All players must All players must be All players must be All players must be All players must be
have equal game rotated through rotated through rotated through rotated through
Rotation Policy time and positions, and must positions, and must positions, and must positions, and must
opportunity where play at least 50% of play at least 50% of play at least 50% of play at least 50% of
appropriate. the match. the match. the match. the match.
No distance penalty 10m penalty can be 10m penalty can be
25m penalty can be 25m penalty can be
applies. applied. Players can applied. Players can
applied. Players can be applied. Players can be
Penalties Players can be ordered be ordered off as be ordered off as
ordered off as per ordered off as per
off at the Umpire’s per red/yellow per red/yellow
red/yellow cards. red/yellow cards.
discretion. cards. cards.