Each year, the Greens Juniors host a Touch Football competition open to players and teams from across the Newcastle region. Hosted at Gibbs Bros Oval in Merewether, the comp runs over two weeknights (Tuesday and Wednesday) throughout Term 4. Teams of up to 10 players can register to take part, so grab your school mates, team mates or meet some new friends to play in our fast and friendly games!

To stay up-to-date with the latest information and draws, follow our Junior Touch Facebook page.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When is the competition run?
The competition starts on the first Tuesday (U10s & U12s) and Wednesday (U8s, U14s & U16s) of Term 4. We will be playing 8 rounds and then a finals round in Week 9.

How many players in a team?
There are 6 players on the field at a time, with a maximum of 10 players in total registered in the team.

How do I register?
Keep checking the facebook page for information on registration (link provided above).

Why can’t I register as an individual?
Our touch comp is run by a team of volunteers, by managing our registration process this way, we administer more than 130 teams, rather than 1300 individual players. Individual players can post on Touch facebook page noting you are looking for a team or contact mcjtouch@gmail.com and will pass on your contact details to teams who have not registered full player teams.

What does it cost to register?
Team registration is $700 per team. Most teams will manage this by collecting $70 from each player, and then having the team manager register the whole team.

What does this include?
The team registration fee includes the costs associated with supplying a referee for each game, game day shirts for the team, player insurance and presentation day costs.

Can I help?
You bet! We would love some help on game day setting up the ground.

How long do the games go for?
It’s a 25 min game, no half time.

Can the teams be mixed?
They can be – we place mixed teams in the boys comp.

We have other activities on that afternoon, what time will my child be playing?
The draw will depend on the number of teams in each age group. Keep an eye on the touch facebook page for further information.

If you still haven’t found the answer to your question here,  you can direct your enquiries to mcjtouch@gmail.com