The following Prescribed Penalties are a guide only. In appropriate circumstances, a lesser or greater penalty may be offered.
PRESCRIBED PENALTY: ONE-MATCH SUSPENSION
- Wilfully wasting time.
- Unduly interfering with a player while that player is kicking for goal.
- Disputing an umpire's decision.
- Using abusive, threatening or insulting language (low level).
- Shaking a goal post.
- Throwing or pushing an opponent.
- Attempting to trip by foot or leg, or attempting to strike a player.
- Unduly rough play.
- Refusing to leave the ground after being warned for not wearing the proper uniform.
- Wearing unacceptable equipment.
PRESCRIBED PENALTY: TWO-MATCH SUSPENSION
- Intentionally trip by foot or leg.
- Striking a player.
- Using abusive, threatening or insulting language (medium level).
- Charging an opponent.
- Failing to leave the ground when ordered off (misconduct).
The Tribunal will hear and determine the Notice of Report, and no offer of a Prescribed Penalty will be made if a player:
- Intentionally, recklessly or negligently makes contact with or strikes an umpire.
- Attempts to make contact with or strike an Umpire.
- Behaves in an abusive, insulting, threatening or obscene manner towards, or in relation to an umpire.
- Uses abusive, insulting, threatening or obscene language towards or in relation to an umpire
- Intentionally kicks another person.
- Commits an act of misconduct where the umpire is of the opinion that the act constituting the misconduct is serious in nature.
SEND/ORDER OFF
A player or official who breaches any of the Laws shall be ordered from the field for a period of time equivalent to one quarter or for the remainder of the game if the breach was committed in the last quarter. In this instance, the umpire will hold up a Yellow Card.
A player or official who breaches any of the Laws twice in the same match for separate incidents, or where there is a serious breach (such as those listed in Rule 9.3), shall be ordered from the field for the remainder of the match. In this instance, the umpire will hold up a Red Card and must report the player or official.
Serious breaches include where a player or official:
- intentionally, recklessly or negligently makes contact with or strikes an umpire;
- attempts to make contact with or strike an umpire;
- behaves in an abusive, insulting, threatening or obscene manner towards, or in relation to an umpire;
- intentionally, recklessly or negligently kicks another person; or
- Commits an act of misconduct, if the umpire is of the opinion that the act constituting misconduct is serious in nature.
RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS VILIFICATION
If a complaint is lodged as provided in the Greater Sydney Juniors Vilification and Discrimination Policy (see Rule 33.1 and Appendix 5) as a result of alleged prohibited conduct, and a Notice of Report is made by either the umpire(s) or as otherwise provided in accordance with the Rules, Greater Sydney Juniors may defer the formal offer of a Prescribed Penalty or referral of the report to the Tribunal until such time as the procedures provided under that Policy are completed.
The player or official may continue to participate in any competition games until the Prescribed Penalty offer is made, or the hearing of the report to the Tribunal, or hearing of the complaint as provided for in the Rules is heard and determined.
