Rules & Constitution

• a) These rules shall cover the Senior Competitions conducted by Football Wagga Wagga (FWW) and can be changed at a FWW General meeting prior to the commencement of the competition each season, by way of a motion as per the procedures provided for in the FWW Constitution
• b) These Competition Rules and Regulations are subject to alteration. Alteration requests must be made prior to the commencement of the respective season.
  • i) Requests for alterations will be opened at the February meeting prior to the commencement of the upcoming season.
  • ii) Clubs are to review the Competition Regulations and forward proposed alterations to the FWW Board 2 weeks prior to the March Meeting for consideration.
• c) Where there is any conflict between the Rules, FWW may, at its absolute discretion, make a determination to remove the conflict.
• d) Nothing in these rules prevents FWW from making a determination, if required, on issues arising during the administration of competition not addressed by these rules. There is no right to appeal any such determination made by FWW.
• e) FWW reserves the right to make additional divisions or grades in any age group or in any competition throughout the season. FWW can also split current competitions or divisions for the fairness of all participating teams.
• f) The first Round of competition will normally commence in April each year or as advised by the FWW, depending on nominations/field availability and may commence earlier if required by the FWW Board.
• g) Nominations are called for prior to and close at the General Meeting, 1st Monday of March each year or as advised by FWW.
• h) Club secretaries should check scheduled dates for each round. All issues or concerns must be raised prior to the commencement of round 1, each season.
• i) Club secretaries who have special club requests for any variations, please make sure you contact the Association Secretary by the clubs special requests due date.
• j) Clubs and coaches are to keep an accurate record of cautions (yellow cards) issued to the respective player in their teams.
• k) Matters not included in these Competition Rules and Regulations, the FWW Board will be the sole arbiter.
• l) Senior competitions are defined by gender, and operate separate competitions for male and female, registrations will only be accepted for the correct gender.
• m) The FWW will conduct competitions for male and females subject to sufficient team nominations are received:

Senior Competitions will be conducted for approved and FWW affiliated clubs with Men and Women's teams.

• n) Both men's and women's competitions will be run parallel where possible
• o) For the purposes of determining finalists, teams will play each other an equal number of times where possible.
• p) If this cannot be done the FWW Board will decide if further games need to be played to determine finalists.