Mixed Netball Rules

The netball competition will be conducted under the rules set down by Netball Australia except where modified below.

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Event

This is a mixed teams event.

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Shield Points

The total Shield Points available will be based on the formula contained in the General Rules.

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Format

The netball competition will be held as a round robin tournament on Sunday . If required teams may be placed into pools.

Playing time will be 2 x 12 minute halves.

A five minute break will be allowed at half time.

​A team shall consist of seven players on the court at any one time.. A team must have a minimum of two males and a maximum of three males on the court at any one time. Each team can have no more than one male per third at any one time. This rule may be disregarded where there are insufficient males participating in the event. Each third is defined as:

> defence third: goal defence and goal keeper, centre third: wing defence, centre and wing attack, and attack third: goal attack and goal shooter.

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Points

Points will be awarded as follows:

• Win – 3 points

• Draw – 1 point

• Loss – 0 point

In the event of a forfeit (five mins after scheduled starting time) the team that is available to play shall be awarded the winning points. For the purposes of ‘for and against’ the score line will be ten-nil (10-0).

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Finals

A final will be contested between the top two teams. Where the competition consists of pools the top two teams in each pool will compete in a crossover finals series

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The top teams in each pool will compete in the semifinals with the two winners contesting the final. In the event of two or more teams finishing with the same number of points, their positions will be determined on a points for and against basis (points for minus points against), using the results from the preliminary round.

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Should the final be tied at the end of full time, an additional five minutes shall be played. If the scores are still tied play shall continue and the first team to have a two goal margin will be deemed the winner.

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Equipment Requirements

• Positional bibs will be provided where teams are not able to supply their own.

• Netballs will be provided.

• Umpires will be provided.

• Teams will be required to score.​​