2024 Team Information

In 2024, RJFC has girls and boys teams in every age group from Under 8s Boys/Mixed, Under 9 Girls through to Youth Boys & Youth Girls.

BOYS teams  GIRLS teams
Youth (Under 17.5) born 2007 or on or after 1 Jul 2006 Youth (Under 18) born 2006 or 2007
Under 16 born 2008 Under 16 born 2008
Under 15 born 2009 Under 15 born 2009
Under 14 born 2010 Under 14 born 2010
Under 13 born 2011 Under 13 born 2011
Under 12 born 2012 Under 12 born 2012
Under 11 born 2013 Under 11 born 2013
Under 10 born 2014 Under 10 born 2014
Under 9 born 2015 Under 9 born 2015, 2016, or up to 30 April 2017
Under 8 born 2016, up to 30 April 2017

Age Group Qualification

For avoidance of doubt, the RJFC age qualification policy will always be consistent with the policy of the YJFL.

It is the club’s policy that all players play in their own age group for the following reasons:

  • This is the best way to protect the health and safety of players
  • To enable players to best develop according to their age and physical capacity
  • It is non-discriminatory as it applies to all players
  • It provides clarity and certainty for players and parents
  • It is consistent with the preferred position of the YJFL.

In instances where RJFC does not field a team in a particular age group, players may be allocated to the next up age group.

The Club recognises that at times there may be exceptional circumstances where a player may wish to play in another age group. Parents may make an application in writing to the Club Committee for consideration of a request for a player to be exempted from this policy. The request should be submitted prior to the close of the formal registration period.

The Committee will assess such requests on their merit and notify the parent of its decision in writing. The decision of the Committee will be final but will consider:

  • The reason(s) for the request;
  • The number of players in each age group impacted;
  • The future implications on the respective age groups of the request.

A request to play out of age group should be made only once while a player is at the club. RJFC does not encourage multiple age group changes during a player’s career at RJFC.

Composition of teams

Number of teams:

Prior to Registration Period the RJFC will determine how many teams it expects field at every age group level for that coming year. Factors taken into consideration will include anticipated demand and the availability of grounds.

The Club will appoint a senior coach for each team. Appointment of coaches is at the discretion of the Committee and is to be done prior to the team selection process.

Player Numbers:

An early registration period will be provided for returning players before registration is opened up to the broader community.

The number of players per team should ideally not exceed:

BOYS TEAMS GIRLS TEAMS
Under 8s: 15
Under 9s: 18 Under 9s: 24
Under 10s: 24 Under 10s: 24
Under 11s: 24 Under 11s: 24
Under 12s: 24 Under 12s: 24
Under 13s: 24 Under 13s: 24
Under 14s: 24 Under 14s: 24
Under 15s: 24 Under 15s: 24
Under 16s: 24 Under 16s: 24
Youth: 28 Youth: 24

Where registrations exceed the ideal number of players in a given age group, the additional players will be known as Squad players. Squad players will be registered with the club, will train with their age appropriate team and will be offered a place in a team should one become available. Preference will be given to players based on the order of receipt of registration. Where ‘top up’ players are required for a match, Squad players will be given preference over players who have already played for another team in the same round of football.

Final decisions regarding the number of players in teams remains at the discretion of the Committee.

Please see our policies for further information on team selection and player rostering.