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Last Updated: Thu 2-May-2024

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TENNIS STANDINGS & FIXTURES - NORTHERN SATIS

NSATIS Senior Girls 1sts Tennis - 2024 Term 1

CURRENT STANDINGS								Queried: 2-May-24
#	Team		Games	Won	Lost	Draw	Forfeit	Points	PPG	For	Against	%
1		Marist	5	5	0	0	0	25	500	169	55	307.000
2		SOC 1sts	5	4	1	0	0	21	420	225	118	190.000
3		St Brendan-Shaw	5	2	2	1	0	15	300	101	123	82.000
4		Grammar	5	2	2	1	0	15	300	44	120	36.000
5		SOC 2nds	5	1	2	0	2	7	140	65	138	47.000
6		St Patrick's	5	0	2	0	3	2	40	37	87	42.000

SEASON FIXTURES			Queried: 2-May-24
Round 1	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 14-Feb-24 3:30 PM	Grammar	Marist	Launceston Grammar	Marist Won (17 to 60)
	0-6
Wed 14-Feb-24 3:30 PM	St Brendan-Shaw	SOC 1sts	Devonport Tennis Centre	SOC 1sts Won (27 to 43)
	2-4
Round 2	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Mon 19-Feb-24 3:30 PM	Grammar	SOC 1sts	Launceston Grammar	SOC 1sts Won (21 to 60)
	0-6
Mon 19-Feb-24 3:30 PM	Marist	St Brendan-Shaw	Burnie Tennis Centre	Marist Won (57 to 12)
	5-1
Tue 20-Feb-24 4:15 PM	St Patrick's	SOC 2nds	St Patrick's College	SOC 2nds Won (25 to 30)
	2-4
Wed 21-Feb-24 3:30 PM	Marist	St Patrick's	Burnie Tennis Centre	St Patrick's Forfeited (3 to 0)
Round 3	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 28-Feb-24 3:30 PM	Marist	SOC 2nds	Burnie Tennis Centre	SOC 2nds Forfeited (3 to 0)
Wed 28-Feb-24 3:30 PM	St Brendan-Shaw	Grammar	Devonport Tennis Centre	Draw
	Washed Out Before 4 Rubbers Won
Round 4	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 6-Mar-24 4:15 PM	Grammar	SOC 2nds	Launceston Grammar	SOC 2nds Forfeited (3 to 0)
Wed 6-Mar-24 4:15 PM	SOC 1sts	St Patrick's	Scotch Oakburn Park	SOC 1sts Won (48 to 12)
	6-0
Round 5	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 13-Mar-24 3:30 PM	SOC 1sts	Marist	Scotch Oakburn Park	Marist Won (26 to 46)
	2-4
Wed 13-Mar-24 3:30 PM	St Patrick's	St Brendan-Shaw	St Patrick's College	St Patrick's Forfeited (0 to 3)
Round 6	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Mon 18-Mar-24 4:15 PM	SOC 2nds	SOC 1sts	Scotch Oakburn Park	SOC 1sts Won (12 to 48)
	0-6
Wed 20-Mar-24 3:30 PM	SOC 2nds	St Brendan-Shaw	Scotch Oakburn Park	St Brendan-Shaw Won (23 to 59)
	1-5
Wed 20-Mar-24 4:15 PM	St Patrick's	Grammar	St Patrick's College	St Patrick's Forfeited (0 to 3)
Round 7	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 27-Mar-24 3:30 PM	SOC 1sts	St Brendan-Shaw	Scotch Oakburn Park	SOC 1sts Won (4 to 2)
	Semi Finals (2v3)
Wed 27-Mar-24 3:30 PM	Marist	Grammar	Burnie Tennis Centre	Marist Won (6 to 0)
	Semi Finals (1v4)
Round 8	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 3-Apr-24 3:30 PM	Marist	SOC 1sts	Burnie Tennis Centre	Marist Won (4 to 2)
	NSATIS Final
Round 9	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
	Marist	Teams to be announced.
	SATIS Final (MRC vs ??? @Burnie Tennis Centre)
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NSATIS Senior Girls 1sts Tennis - History of Champions
2024		Marist
2023		Marist
2022		Marist
2019		St Brendan-Shaw
2018		Marist
2017		Marist
2016		Marist
2015		Scotch Oakburn
2014		Marist

NSATIS Senior Boys 1sts Tennis - 2024 Term 1

CURRENT STANDINGS								Queried: 2-May-24
#	Team		Games	Won	Lost	Draw	Forfeit	Points	PPG	For	Against	%
1		Marist	6	6	0	0	0	30	500	330	145	227.000
2		Grammar	6	3	2	1	0	20	333	237	157	150.000
3		St Patrick's	6	2	3	1	0	16	266	164	248	66.000
4		Scotch Oakburn	6	0	6	0	0	6	100	138	319	43.000

SEASON FIXTURES			Queried: 2-May-24
Round 1	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 14-Feb-24 3:30 PM	Grammar	Marist	Launceston Grammar	Marist Won (39 to 49)
	2-4
Wed 14-Feb-24 4:15 PM	St Patrick's	Scotch Oakburn	St Patrick's College	St Patrick's Won (50 to 46)
	4-2
Round 2	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Mon 19-Feb-24 3:30 PM	Grammar	Scotch Oakburn	Launceston Grammar	Grammar Won (56 to 30)
	5-1
Wed 21-Feb-24 3:30 PM	Marist	St Patrick's	Burnie Tennis Centre	Marist Won (53 to 22)
	4-2
Round 3	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 28-Feb-24 4:15 PM	Grammar	St Patrick's	Launceston Grammar	Draw
	Match Washed Out
Round 4	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 6-Mar-24 3:30 PM	Marist	Grammar	Burnie Tennis Centre	Marist Won (48 to 29)
	5-1
Wed 6-Mar-24 4:15 PM	Scotch Oakburn	St Patrick's	Scotch Oakburn Park	St Patrick's Won (36 to 33)
	2-4
Round 5	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 13-Mar-24 3:30 PM	Scotch Oakburn	Marist	Launceston Tennis Centre	Marist Won (7 to 60)
	0-6
Round 6	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 20-Mar-24 3:30 PM	Marist	Scotch Oakburn	Burnie Tennis Centre	Marist Won (60 to 10)
	6-0
Wed 20-Mar-24 4:15 PM	St Patrick's	Grammar	St Patrick's College	Grammar Won (21 to 53)
	0-6
Round 7	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 27-Mar-24 3:30 PM	St Patrick's	Marist	St Patrick's College	Marist Won (38 to 60)
	1-5
Wed 27-Mar-24 4:15 PM	Scotch Oakburn	Grammar	Scotch Oakburn Park	Grammar Won (9 to 60)
	0-6
Round 8	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 3-Apr-24 3:30 PM	Marist	Grammar	Burnie Tennis Centre	Marist Won (5 to 1)
	NSATIS Final (1v2)
Round 9	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Result
Wed 1-May-24	Marist	Teams to be announced.
	SATIS Final (MRC vs HUT @Burnie Tennis Centre)
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NSATIS Senior Boys 1sts Tennis - History of Champions
2024		Marist
2023		Marist
2022		Marist
2019		Scotch Oakburn
2018		Scotch Oakburn
2017		St Brendan-Shaw
2016		Grammar
2015		Grammar
2014		Marist

TENNIS REGULATIONS - NORTHERN SATIS

NSATIS 1sts & 2nds Tennis Rules & Regulations

Matches shall be played under the rules recognised by the Australian Lawn tennis Association except as hereunder provided.

Note the following points in relation to Coaching: As stipulated in the ITF rules of Team Tennis, coaching is allowed. Only one nominated Team Coach may sit beside the court (near net) and provide coaching advice at recognised change of end breaks. No coaching is allowed during points, between points or during tiebreakers.

2. Matches to consist of 6 rubbers.
4 singles and 2 doubles.

Double pairing need not be restricted to 4 singles players.

Matches will be played according to team seeding's which will be finalised and forwarded to the Administrative Officer as per the SATIS Seeding Regulations outlined below.

SATIS Regulations re: seedings

All Schools are required to send to the Administrative Officers and participating school delegates before the completion of the 3rd match of regional games, the names and seeded order of their players on the proforma provided by the Admin Officers.

In doubles, the players may be selected in any combination of singles seedings but the first doubles pairing must be designated before the 3rd match of regional games.
A round in tennis is a rotation when you have played each team once.
Substitute players will be automatically seeded at No.4 if replacing 1 player and Nos. 3 & 4 if replacing 2 players.

3. Rubbers will consist of:

Singles- one set - first 9 games (with a tie breaker at 8 all).
Doubles - When a match is tied at 1 set all, a super tiebreak shall be played, according to the following instructions:
Super Tie Break Regulations; (10 Points)
When the score in a match is one set all, one tie-break game shall be played to decide the match. This tie-break game replaces the deciding final set.
The player/team who first wins ten points shall win this match tie-break and the match provided there is a margin of two points over the opponent(s). The score is to be recorded as 1-0. (1-0 scored as a game)
In 2023 & 2024 NSATIS will trial no advantage scoring in all matches, once a game gets to deuce the next point will decide the winner of that game

Note: When using the deciding match tie-break to replace the final set, the original order of service continues.

In doubles, the order of serving and receiving within the team may be altered, as in the beginning of each set.
Before the start of the deciding match tie-break there shall be a two minute set break.
Balls should not be changed before the start of the deciding match tie-break even if a ball change is due.

Singles 1 v 1

2 v 2
3 v 3

4 v 4

Doubles 1 v 1

2 v 2

4. The commencement of play is 3:30 v Marist & SBSC. (All Saturday matches 8:30am).

Doubles will be played first.
Players not ready to commence within 10 minutes of starting time will forfeit the 1st set 6-0.

5. Home teams will be responsible for:

Exchanging team lists.
Provide tennis balls for all rubbers (4 new 1st grade tennis balls).
Checking final scores.

6. The points score system is to be

5 - Win
3 - Draw
1 - Loss
0 - Forfeit

7. The rubbers/sets/games system is to be used if any count back is necessary.

8. In the case of games being abandoned due to weather or state of courts the abandoned games shall be declared drawn and points shared. Where a team has already won sufficient rubbers before a match is abandoned (e.g. 4 rubbers) the leading team will be awarded a win

NSATIS 3rds Tennis Rules & Regulations

Matches shall be played under the rules recognised by the Australian Lawn tennis Association except as hereunder provided.

2. Matches to consist of 6 rubbers.
4 singles and 2 doubles.

Teams will consist of 2 boys and 2 girls. The singles matches will be played boys v boys and girls v girls. Doubles will be mixed.

Double pairing need not be restricted to 4 singles players.
Matches will be played according to team seeding's (1 - 4) which will be finalised and forwarded to the Administrative Officer and participating school delegates of NSATIS after one round of matches.
A round in tennis is a rotation when you have played each team once.
Substitute players will be automatically seeded at No.4 if replacing 1 player and Nos. 3 & 4 if replacing 2 players.

3. Rubbers will consist of:

Singles- one set - first 9 games (with a tie breaker at 8 all).
Doubles - first to 6 games (with a tie breaker at 6 all)

Singles 1 v 1

2 v 2

3 v 3

4 v 4

Doubles 1 v 1 (being the 1st seeded pair from the 4 team players)

2 v 2 (being the 2nds seeded pair from the 4 team players)

4. The commencement of play is Monday 4.00 p.m. (as close as possible)

Doubles will be played first.
Players not ready to commence within 10 minutes of starting time will forfeit the 1st set 6-0.

5. Home teams will be responsible for:

Exchanging team lists.
Provide tennis balls for all rubbers
Checking final scores.

6. The points score system is to be

5 - Win
3 - Draw
1 - Loss
0 - Forfeit

7. The rubbers/sets/games system is to be used if any count back is necessary.

8. In the case of games being abandoned due to weather or state of courts the abandoned games shall be declared drawn and points shared. Where a team has already won sufficient rubbers before a match is abandoned (e.g. 4 rubbers) the leading team will be awarded a win.

NSATIS 4ths and 5ths

RULES AND REGULATIONS

FAST4 Tennis

Matches to consist of 6 rubbers: 4 singles and 2 doubles. (Each player - playing one singles and one doubles match.) Coaches to review if more matches are required on the day of play.

Piloted at clubs across Australia, the new format is designed to offer a faster way of playing the game. There are four rule variations from traditional tennis:

no advantage scoring
no lets
tiebreaker at three games all
the first to four games wins

http://www.tennis.com.au/learn/ways-to-play/fast4

TENNIS REGULATIONS - SOUTHERN SATIS

GRADES/ROSTERS:

1. Grades played include 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Year 10, Year 9, Year 8 and Year 7. There may also be divisions (1&2 or A&B) if there are too many teams for one roster.

2. Schools must have a team in the first division before being allowed a team in the second division.

3. If a school enters more than one team in the same division, there will be no interchange of players between the teams without the permission of the Chair of SSATIS.

GAMES/MATCHES:

4. Matches shall be played under the rules of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and, in addition, the rules stated in these regulations.

5. Start time

i. Matches will be scheduled for 4:15pm commencement. Matches continue one after the other as a court becomes available. Players must be ready to commence play immediately or risk forfeiting their match.
ii. For 1st Grade and Boys 2nd and 3rd Grade, doubles matches are to be played first, followed by singles matches in reverse ranking order (i.e Number one singles will be the last match to begin).

6. Team Numbers

1st Grade and Boys 2nd Grade

i. Teams are to comprise of a minimum of four and maximum of six players

ii. In 1st and 2nd Grade competitions, players are to be ranked in order of ability in both singles and doubles with the best player/team ranked number one. This seeded order must be submitted to the SSATIS Admin Officer before the third roster game. If a team does not submit a seeded order, no points will be awarded to that team until it is submitted. Players must play in this order unless permission is sought from the SSATIS Administrative Officer.

iii. If a reserve is required to play, that player will be ranked the lowest and the other players move up one ranking place in the seeded order.

iv. If a team has less than 4 players available on the day of a match, matches can still be played with a minimum of 2 players ensuring SSATIS rules and regulations are adhered to. Rubbers for missing players will be forfeited as follows:

2 players: 2 singles and 1 doubles rubber recorded as a 0-6 forfeit

3 players: 1 singles and 1 doubles rubber recorded as a 0-6 forfeit

As a courtesy, the school with less than 4 players should notify the opposition school and are the forfeiting school.

Year 7 - 10 Girls, Boys Year 7/8 and Girls 2nd Grade

i. Teams are to comprise of three players

ii. If a team has less than 3 players available on the day of the match, matches can still be played with a minimum of 2 players ensuring SSATIS rules and regulations are adhered to. Rubbers for missing players will be forfeited as follows

2 players: 1 singles and 2 doubles rubber recorded as a 0-4 forfeit

7. Match Format

1st Grade and Boys 2nd Grade

i. A fixture shall consist of four singles and two doubles rubbers.

ii. In singles, all players must play their opposing ranked player. If a player plays below their ranked order, the rubbers played by this player will be forfeited.

iii. In doubles, the players may be selected in any combination of singles seedings but the first doubles pairing must be designated prior to the 3rd match of regional games.

iv. 1st and 2nd Grade will play first to six games with a 12-point tiebreaker at 6 all.

v. In 1st and 2nd Grade Rosters players will play regular deuces. Advantage is played in all deuce games and a game is won when a player wins two points in a row from deuce.

Year 7 - 10 and 2nd Grade Girls, Year 7/8 and 3rd Grade Boys

i. A fixture shall consist of 3 singles, and 3 doubles rubbers. In singles players must play their opposing ranked player. If a player plays below their ranked order, the rubbers played by this player will be forfeited.

Singles Doubles

Player 1 v Player 1 / Player 1+2 v Player 1+2

Player 2 v Player 2 / Player 1+3 v Player 1+3

Player 3 v Player 3 / Player 2+3 v Player 2+3

ii. Matches are played to four games, with no tie-breaker or two-game advantage played (ie. A player can win 4-3).

iii. Short Deuces will be played. Players play advantage at the first deuce. If the game returns to a second deuce then one deciding point is played from the deuce court to determine the winner of the game.

iv. In Year 7- 8 Rosters, after one fault has been served, a player may choose to serve the second ball or alternately bounce hit the ball into the correct service box. Either way, this second ball not landing in the correct service box will result in a double fault and loss of point.

8. Match Officials

i. Players are to umpire their own matches to the best of their ability. A player may request a coach/manager/parent supervisor to assist them to score the game, however, line calls remain the responsibility of the players.
ii. An independent roving referee is to be appointed for all 1st and 2nd finals, with players umpiring and scoring their own matches.
iii. As stipulated in the ITF rules of Team Tennis, coaching is allowed. Only one nominated Team Coach may sit beside the court (near net) and provide coaching advice at recognised change of end breaks. No coaching is allowed during points, between points or during tiebreakers.

9. General Regulations

i. A minimum of two courts is to be provided by the home team. Nets should be at the correct height and have centre straps attached to the court or centre weight.
ii. If four courts are provided all singles may be played simultaneously. The home team may decide to play the singles first if four courts are available for a limited amount of time.
iii. If the match is rain affected or stopped due to bad light, then;
a. If four, five or six rubbers have been won by one team, the result stands and the remaining rubber is to be shared.
b. If three or less rubbers are won by one team then the result is a draw and all rubbers are to be shared.
c. Bad light is determined when the time reaches the sunset time listed in the daily newspaper or at www.bom.gov.au, except if a facility has lighting.

FINALS & QUALIFYING

10. Where possible, umpires will be independent for all finals.

11. Qualifying players for finals

a. To qualify to play in a final a player must have played at least half of the roster matches played by the team contesting the final.

RESULTS

12. The fixture winner is determined by the most number of rubbers won. If the rubbers are tied then the winner is determined by having the most games. If the number of games are tied, then the match is declared a draw.

13. Any forfeited match will be recorded as a 0-6 loss on the scoresheet.

14. Results are to be sent to the SSATIS Admin Officer weekly so results can be entered and uploaded to the website.

15. Point Score

Win = 2 Points + 1 point for each rubber won
Draw =1 Point + 1 point for each rubber won
Washout = 4 points NB - A washout equals a draw.
Loss = 1 Point
Forfeit = 8 - 0

For general SSATIS regulations http://www.satis.com.au/regulations-ssatis/

TENNIS REGULATIONS - STATEWIDE

SATIS Tennis Last updated on 21/06/2016

1. Matches shall be played under the rules recognised by Tennis Australia except as hereinafter stated.

2. Matches shall be played on courts of a good standard with a competent umpires officiating each rubber.

3. A minimum of two courts are to be used for each division.

4. Matches shall consist of four singles matches and two doubles matches.

5. The order of play shall be doubles rubbers followed by singles rubbers played in reverse order of seedings.

6. The final shall be decided on rubbers; if the rubbers are equal then sets; if the sets are equal then games; if all are equal then the final is declared a tie and the premiership shared.

a. All rubbers shall be the best of three sets. A normal seven points tie breaker is to be played at six games all in the first two sets. The third set, if played, will be a super tie-break. Players may not sit for drinks, towels or discussion during the tie-breaker.

b. Tie Breaker regulations:

The player who would normally serve the thirteenth game will serve one point from the right hand court. The service will then change. From that point each player serves two points, always starting in the left hand court. After six points have been played the players change ends. The winner is the first to win seven points provided he/she is two points clear. If not, play shall continue until one player has a two point advantage.

c. Super Tie Break regulations; (10 POINTS)

When the score in a match is one set all, one tie-break game shall be played to decide the match. This tie-break game replaces the deciding final set.

The player/team who first wins ten points shall win this match tie-break and the match provided there is a margin of two points over the opponent(s).

Note: When using the deciding match tie-break to replace the final set: the original order of service continues.

In doubles, the order of serving and receiving within the team may be altered, as in the beginning of each set.

Before the start of the deciding match tie-break there shall be a two minute set break.

Balls should not be changed before the start of the deciding match tie-break even if a ball change is due.

8. Teams are restricted to a maximum of six players. All players must have played a minimum of half the regional roster matches. The doubles pairings need not be restricted to the four singles players. Groupings of players in doubles shall be optional (see rule 9).

9. All schools are required to send to the Regional Administrative Officers, before the completion of the 3rd match of regional games, the names and seeded order of their players on the proforma provided. In doubles, the players may be selected in any combination of singles seedings but the first doubles pairing must be designated prior to the 3rd match of regional games.

10. In case of injury or illness to regular singles player(s), a replacement player must play in the lowest singles position. Other seeded players below the ill or injured player must move up a position. A seeded player may replace an injured player in a subsequent rubber.

11. The commencement of play shall be at 10.30 a.m. of the day set by SATIS for the final. An earlier date or starting time may only occur with the permission of the Chair of SATIS, unless Marist Regional College is involved, and/or a student is representing their school in a conflicting school sport commitment, in which case the final is to be played on a mutually agreed date.

12. Apart from exceptional circumstances players unable to begin their match within 15 minutes of their scheduled time (or 15 minutes after the completion of the previous match) will forfeit the rubber 6-0 6-0. Players unable to begin the scheduled match within 45 minutes from the time of forfeiture of the previous match will also forfeit their match 6-0 6-0.

13. As stipulated in the LTAA rules of Tean Tennis, coaching is allowed. A player may receive coaching from a coach who is sitting on the side of the court, by the net, when the player(s) change ends at the end of a game. No coaching is allowed at any other time during the game. No coaching is allowed at any time during a tie breaker. Chairs must be available, on all courts, for coaches.

CODE OF CONDUCT

In matches under the control of SATIS, there is a code of conduct. The actions to be taken are listed below, as are the type of offences covered.

For actions other than physical/verbal confrontation:

First warning/ verbal -no other action take

Second warning/ verbal -no other action taken

Third warning, automatic forfeit of that rubber and no further part may be taken in that match by that player. If another match is still to be played, a substitute player may be used.

A player may not play as a replacement if he/she has already participated in a rubber of that type i.e. a player may only play in one singles and one doubles rubber during a match

Examples which fall into this category are listed below:

Swearing audibly but not at the opponent,

Serving before the opponent is ready

Throwing the racquet away or at the court

Making derogatory comments about the host facilities

Making derogatory comments about the opponent

Either coach (or Manager if not a coach) may issue a warning and must then report that warning to the person in charge of the opposition team, once the warning has been recorded on the score sheet. Subsequent warnings cannot be given to the same player until the person in charge of the opposition has been notified.

Only those officials nominated by the school as either the coach or manager on the day may issue a warning.

It is not necessary for both coaches/managers to have heard or seen what took place as long as one of the two people in charge witnessed the actions concerned.

It will be up to the manager/coach of the player cautioned to ensure that no further problems occur. Again, should the opposition coach/manager witness unsatisfactory behaviour, a further warning will be issued. Once a third warning has been given to the same player, play in that rubber will cease and the two people in charge will sort out the details before the next rubber can commence.

A coach/manager may not be questioned about a warning other than to ask for the reason for the warning. An opposing coach/manager may not dispute a warning.

Each warning shall be written on the back of the score sheet along with the reason. If the warnings are not written on the score sheet at the time of the offence, they are deemed not to have occurred.

In the case of physical attack on another player, that player will forfeit the rubber in which he/she is participating and will not be allowed to take any further part in the match. Completed games until this point shall be retained but subsequent games wil be forfeited. A substitute player may replace the player in subsequent rubbers.

In the case of a verbal attack on a player calling the player a cheat or swearing at them, the player concerned will forfeit any more games due to be played in that rubber. Completed games until this point shall be retained in that rubber but subsequent games will be forfeited. The player may play in a subsequent rubber.

FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE OFFENCES, ONE OR BOTH OF THE ADULTS IN CHARGE OF THE MATCH MUST HAVE HEARD THE OFFENCE. PARENTS OR ADULT SPECTATORS OTHER THAN OFFICIALS CANNOT ADJUDICATE IN THIS REGARD.

A referee or independent observer will be appointed by the region hosting the final.

Note: The Home Team (displayed as the left-hand team in all fixtures) always carries the costs and responsibilities for hosting the game, regardless of venue.