Tough Love in League - Penalty Schedule

Modified on Thu, 6 Feb at 4:46 PM

Type of Offence	Suggested offence	Minimum Penalty	Team / Club Penalty
On Field Striking / Punching	15.1.a	1 Week
Referee / Match Official Abuse (touching a referee or official in an aggressive or inappropriate manner)	15.1.i or 15.1.f or CoC C	12 Months	Deduct the number of competition points that constitutes a win (Per Participant)
Participants entering the Field of Play	15.1.i or 15.1.h or CoC B or E	Player 2 Weeks	Deduct the number of competition points that constitutes a win (Per Participant)
Participants entering the Field of Play	15.1.i or 15.1.h or CoC B or E	Team Official 12 Months
Participants leaving the Playing Area to get involved in an altercation or melee	CoC E or CoC F	Player 6 Weeks	Deduct the number of competition points that constitutes a win (Per Participant)
	CoC E or CoC F	Team Official 12 Months
People Participating whilst Suspended		12 Months	The coach, team manager and other team staff will also be issued a 12-month suspension
Spectator Field Intrusion	CoC B	12 Months	Deduct the number of competition points that constitutes a win (Per Player/ official)
Failure to Identify			The Team is suspended until the person/s are identified
Spectator Unsportsmanlike Comments (to participants / Match Officials or other Spectators)	CoC C or Coc E		The opposing team shall be awarded a win on forfeit and deduct the number of competition points that constitutes a win. The offending team will be placed on a $1000 bond for the remainder of the season.
Abandoned Games		In the event of a match being abandoned due to foul play the match will be deemed as completed. The team that instigated the foul play will be deemed to have forfeited the match. If both teams are equally responsible for the match being abandoned, neither team will be eligible to be awarded any points for participating in the match. The match will not be replayed. Both teams will be required to attend a Code of Conduct Hearing.
Finals Series Matches		At the discretion of the League, any breach of the noted offences occurring in finals series matches will result in the offending team or teams being disqualified from the Competition.