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The Adelaide Footy League Rules and Regulations
UMPIRE APPLICATIONS, UMPIRE APPOINTMENTS, UMPIRE'S DUTIES
SECTION 7
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29.1 An Umpiring Manager shall be appointed by The League.
29.2 Applications for The League and Member Club appointed Field Umpires, Boundary Umpires and Goal Umpires shall be on the form prescribed by and available from The League.
29.3 All Umpires making application to The League shall consent to being subject to a Police and Working With Children (WWC) check.
(a) The relevant Authority to Access Person History Information form shall be supplied when such application to The League is made.
29.4 Applications made in accordance with Clauses 29.2 and 29.3 shall be forwarded to the Umpiring Manager for consideration.
29.5 Determine any matter(s) not provided for in these Rules and Regulations as it sees fit.
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30.1 A Member Club shall supply a Field, Boundary and/or Goal Umpire(s) when directed by The League.
(a) a Field Umpire shall have the same powers accorded to them as if they were appointed by the Umpiring Manager.
(b) failure to supply such Umpire(s) as directed shall result in a Fine being imposed to the Member Club.
30.2 Field Umpires supplied by a Member Club shall remain in their Member Club’s back half of the playing field for the duration of any match of The League.
30.3 Unless approved by the Umpiring Manager Field Umpires shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) years of age and Boundary and Goal Umpires shall be a minimum of fourteen (14) years of age.
30.4 The Umpiring Manager shall appoint and allocate Umpires for matches conducted by The League.
30.5 An Umpire appointed by the Umpiring Manager shall not appoint a substitute to fill their match duties unless authorised by the Umpiring Manager.
30.6 An Umpire appointed by the Umpiring Manager whom is unable to fulfil their match duties shall notify the Umpiring Manager before noon on the day prior to the match to which they were appointed.
30.7 Should a Field Umpire appointed by the Umpiring Manager, or a Member Club appointed Umpire fail to appear at a match ten minutes prior to the appointed starting time of the match the two Captains shall in consultation and mutual agreement with an appointed Field Umpire of The League at the ground agree upon terms for the match to proceed.
(a) the Field Umpire(s) agreed upon shall have the powers accorded to them as if they were appointed by the Umpiring Manager.
(b) in the event of no agreement being reached by the two Captains and an appointed Field Umpire of The League at the ground, the Home Member Club Match Day Official shall appoint a replacement Field Umpire(s) and the match shall proceed.
(c) should both Field Umpires fail to arrive, the match may proceed with only one Field Umpire provided the two Captains agree on the choice of such sole Field Umpire.
30.8 determine any matter(s) not provided for in these Rules and Regulations as it sees fit.
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31.1 The Field Umpire(s) officiating in a match conducted by The League shall be listed on each Member Club’s Team Sheet prior to the commencement of play.
31.2 Field Umpires shall provide reports of matches on the forms provided by and in the manner prescribed by The League.
31.3 The officiating Umpires shall have the powers to advise and make recommendations to The League of matters pertaining to the conduct of matches with particular reference to
(a) the condition of an oval where a match of The League is played.
(b) the condition of the football(s) provided by a Member Club for use during the match.
(i) the Field Umpire(s) may reject a football considered by them to be unfit for play.
(c) the playing field being correctly line marked as per Clause36.20.
(d) the playing field being correctly line marked as per Clause36.20.
(e) the condition of the goal Umpire flags.
(f) all officiating Umpire’s attire.
(g) absence or quality of a player’s guernsey number(s).
(h) the incorrect uniform or attire of players and Member Club officials.
(i) an extraordinary late commencement of a quarter of a match.
(j) such other powers or conditions as prescribed by The League.
31.4 Each Field Umpire officiating in a match of The League shall at the end of each match choose the names of those players who were in their opinion the best and fairest, second best and fairest and third best and fairest players in the match.
31.5 Information relating to Clauses 31.2, 31.3 and 31.4 shall be forwarded to The League on the Field Umpire’s Report form on the Match Day Paperwork App to be completed by a Field Umpire at the end of each match of The League.
31.6 If the Match Day Paperwork App is unable to be completed by a Field Umpire, all Match Day Paperwork is to be hand delivered to The League by 10:00am on the Monday proceeding the match.
31.7 The Umpiring Manager shall consider the match reports of all Umpires.
31.8 Field Umpires shall notify The League of any Category “A” reports before 10.00am on the Monday proceeding the match.
31.9 Determine any matter(s) not provided for in these Rules and Regulations as it sees fit.