by kickinit » Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:22 am
34 ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS PARTICIPATING IN THE MAJOR ROUND
34.1 The following conditions shall apply for players to be eligible to participate in the major round of The League in any year:
(a) the player shall have been selected in any team of a Member Club in at least four (4) minor round matches.
(b) if a player competes in two (2) minor round matches on the same weekend (excluding Under 17/18 Division) the higher Division match shall be all that is considered in relation to major round eligibility.
(c) if a SANFL Under 18 player played for his Member Club when such player‟s SANFL club had a bye round, this match shall not be included as a match in eligibility for participating in the major round. (Under 17/18 Divisions exempted)
(d) the majority of matches in which the player has participated shall be in the team for which they seek selection in the major round (Under 17/18 Divisions exempted).
34.2 The following conditions shall apply for players when Member Clubs have more than one team participating in the major round:
(a) there is free interchange of players between consecutively graded Divisions subject to player‟s eligibility.
(b) a Member Club may promote a player from a team in a lower Division to a team in a higher Division for any major round match.
(c) a player cannot play in a lower Division final after having played in a higher Division final in the same major round of matches. (Under 17/18 Divisions exempted)
34.3 Ifa
(a) a player may return to the lower Division for the remainder of any major round
Member Club‟s higher Division team is no longer playing in the major round:
matches provided such player played the majority of his minor round matches for the
season in the lower Division.
(b) a player who has not participated in any of his Member Club‟s major round matches,
must have played a minimum of one match in the lower Division during the minor round to play in any of the Member Club‟s lower Division finals matches subject to the player‟s eligibility.
By reading the rules regardless of how many games a payer has played in a higher division in finals the can drop back if they have played more games throughout the year in the lower division.
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