2023 S2 Round 8

Thursday 28/09/2023

Flounders 46 def Sisters 23
Daniel 30! // Shaun 12

Nuts 52 def Sheep Stations 30
Jemma 36!! // Chloe/Tim 12

Ducks 38 def Rainbow Fish 34
Ron 18 // Al 10

BYE Clownfish

Weekly Rule Highlight:

Fill-in Players

6.1 Fill-in players can be registered or non-registered players.

6.2 Once a player has played 3 games with any team, they must register for Water Basketball and nominate a specific team, as agreed with its captain, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Water Basketball Board.

6.3 The ‘minimum of 4 players’ rule (Section 3.5.4 & 19.1.2) takes precedence over the fill-in rules. In other words, a team must play (on field or in substitution area) with at least 4 of its own players or forfeit the game, no matter how many fill-in players are present, with the exception as noted under 6.4.

6.4 During the first 3 games of the season, there is no 4 own (as in, not registered with other teams) requirement and the minimum of 4 players can be met through use of fill-ins from other teams. All scores, including those from fill-ins, count towards the total team score for the match.

6.4.1 During the remainder of the season (after the first 3 games) the 4 own players rule (see 3.5.4) applies.

6.4.2 During the remainder of the season (after the first 3 games) fill-in players are allowed to shoot for goal but their score will not count towards the team’s total points. Determining this is the scoring Duty member’s responsibility. The umpire will indicate the score and the Duty member will ensure the scores are noted in the fill-in section on the scoring sheet.

6.4.3 At no time during the season will fill-in scores count towards that player’s top scoring ranking, nor will a player be eligible for Best and Fairest votes when filling in.

6.5 Fill-in players must be arranged before the game only and are not allowed to be added during the game, unless arrangement have been made with the opposing captain and at least one umpire.

6.5.1 Fill-in players must write their name in the Fill-In section (below each team) and indicate whether he/she is a registered (with another team) or nonregistered player. The Captain is ultimately responsible for this to be done correctly.

6.6 As stated under 3.5, during the regular season teams are allowed to field up to 6 players, with a minimum of 3 females. The following deviations are possible but must be agreed to by both the captain of the opposing team as well as at least one of the umpires:

6.6.1 Insufficient team members, which spots are filled appropriately (in accordance with minimum 3 females rule) by fill-in players.

6.6.2 The team fields insufficient female players (less than 3), which spots are filled by additional male players from the same team. In this instance, the male players from the same team are considered to be regular team players with regards to scoring and award point rules.

6.7 During the Finals period of a season, teams may not use fill-ins from other teams or non-registered players and may not field additional male players from the same team should there be less than 3 females available.

6.7.1 When a team has less than 6 players (registered with that team) available to play during Finals and the missing player(s) cannot play due to medical reasons (a medical certificate must be presented to a Board member before the game), replacement fill-in(s) may be used. They must be registered but can play regardless of whether they have played the minimum of 3 games with that team (3.4).

The ladder and Top Scorer has been updated, have a look at next week’s Roster page.