Ant Bear
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CAPTAINS ONLY to post in this thread. As per previous seasons, anyone posting anything other than a squad, signing or delisting will be castrated.
Simply post your team's full squad in its correct format by 11:59pm, Sunday, July 28 . After that date, announce any signings or delistings in this thread. Any questions, please bring them up in committee or via PM to myself.
I repeat, this is NOT a thread for discussion on squads or signings, this is a thread for official use by CAPTAINS ONLY.
Simply post your team's full squad in its correct format by 11:59pm, Sunday, July 28 . After that date, announce any signings or delistings in this thread. Any questions, please bring them up in committee or via PM to myself.
I repeat, this is NOT a thread for discussion on squads or signings, this is a thread for official use by CAPTAINS ONLY.
3A) Squad Management
Captains need to submit final squads by the deadline set by the administration. After this deadline, all signings and delistings must be noted in the squad submission thread. All changes are only considered official from the moment that the Squad in the Squad Submission thread is updated. Squads must be altered (preferred) or re-posted (if original poster unavailable) to reflect these signings/delistings before they are allowed to play.
Squads also must contain a minimum of 22 players and a maximum of 27 players prior to the season commencing. During the season captains must ensure that there are at least 20 eligible players for any given week.
If a player changes their BigFooty username during the season, both the team sheets and squad submission thread must continue to use the original username at squad submission deadline for the remainder of the season and the sim will continue to list their original name.
3B) Trades
May only occur during the trade period/s specified by the administration. Trades must be player/s for player/s, and the player/s must have been listed in a squad prior to the trade period. Both clubs and player/s must agree to the trade for it to take place. Trades must then be approved by the admin, and changes to the Squads must be noted in the Squad Submission thread. It is at this stage that the trade becomes official.
3C) Eligibility to sign players
Restricted Free Agency
After the squad submission deadline, listed players are contracted to their club. However, any players delisted during the season (that were on the original squad) can be signed as a delisted free agent by any other club (including the original club).
and must be followed correctly.
Unrestricted Free Agency
Unrestricted free agency occurs between seasons from the grand final to squad submission date. Free agents may only be signed with permission. Player movement between clubs is unrestricted with permission of the player. Players who are new to the league signed during the offseason are required to either make a post in the signup thread or the team thread of their chosen club before officially being added to the squad. Any player movement not specified in the rules is not considered legal. In the event of uncertainty, the club must contact the administrator for consideration with the committee.
3D) Penalties For Incorrect Handling Of Squad Submission/Player Movement
High Impact (4 point penalty):
- Failing to submit a squad in the official squad submission thread by deadline.
- Failing to satisfy the minimum squad list requirement (20 eligible players)
Medium Impact (1 game captain suspension):
- Squad lists over 27 eligible players
- Failure to follow correct protocol for signing a player (3B + 3C)
- Unexplained alterations to squad list
Low Impact (one match suspended-ban for captains, activated if another team sheet offence occurs within the next month):
- Post notifying a squad change that did not occur
Captains need to submit final squads by the deadline set by the administration. After this deadline, all signings and delistings must be noted in the squad submission thread. All changes are only considered official from the moment that the Squad in the Squad Submission thread is updated. Squads must be altered (preferred) or re-posted (if original poster unavailable) to reflect these signings/delistings before they are allowed to play.
Squads also must contain a minimum of 22 players and a maximum of 27 players prior to the season commencing. During the season captains must ensure that there are at least 20 eligible players for any given week.
If a player changes their BigFooty username during the season, both the team sheets and squad submission thread must continue to use the original username at squad submission deadline for the remainder of the season and the sim will continue to list their original name.
3B) Trades
May only occur during the trade period/s specified by the administration. Trades must be player/s for player/s, and the player/s must have been listed in a squad prior to the trade period. Both clubs and player/s must agree to the trade for it to take place. Trades must then be approved by the admin, and changes to the Squads must be noted in the Squad Submission thread. It is at this stage that the trade becomes official.
3C) Eligibility to sign players
Restricted Free Agency
After the squad submission deadline, listed players are contracted to their club. However, any players delisted during the season (that were on the original squad) can be signed as a delisted free agent by any other club (including the original club).
- The player must enter the team sign up thread and the same process applies as if the they were a new or returning player to the Sweet FA.
- They only qualify for RFA if they have been delisted by their club, not if they have walked out.
- Restricted Free Agency eligibility ends four rounds prior to finals.
- The administrator must approve the signing of any delisted player by his/her new team and reserves the right to defer to the committee for any further discussion should it be required.
- If a delisted player does not qualify for Restricted Free Agency then they can only be re-signed by their original club for that season. This can be done freely with the agreement of both parties.
- Players can only be eligible for RFA once per season
and must be followed correctly.
Unrestricted Free Agency
Unrestricted free agency occurs between seasons from the grand final to squad submission date. Free agents may only be signed with permission. Player movement between clubs is unrestricted with permission of the player. Players who are new to the league signed during the offseason are required to either make a post in the signup thread or the team thread of their chosen club before officially being added to the squad. Any player movement not specified in the rules is not considered legal. In the event of uncertainty, the club must contact the administrator for consideration with the committee.
3D) Penalties For Incorrect Handling Of Squad Submission/Player Movement
High Impact (4 point penalty):
- Failing to submit a squad in the official squad submission thread by deadline.
- Failing to satisfy the minimum squad list requirement (20 eligible players)
Medium Impact (1 game captain suspension):
- Squad lists over 27 eligible players
- Failure to follow correct protocol for signing a player (3B + 3C)
- Unexplained alterations to squad list
Low Impact (one match suspended-ban for captains, activated if another team sheet offence occurs within the next month):
- Post notifying a squad change that did not occur
