APPROVED PLAYER POINTS SYSTEM (“APPS”) 1. Purpose of the

APPENDIX 3

APPROVED PLAYER POINTS SYSTEM (“APPS”)

1. Purpose of the APPS

To encourage clubs to develop and retain local players, to minimise player movement

and reduce player payments, whilst maintaining a healthy community football club. Any

recruiting required should be conducted in accordance with and within the spirit and

intent of these regulations and the best interests of Australian Football.

2. Objects of the APPS

The objects of the APPS are as follows:

2.1.

Encourage the development and retention of local and junior players;

2.2.

Encourage the recruitment of ex local players;

2.3.

Encourage the loyalty of recruited players;

2.4.

Assist in the equalisation of competitions;

2.5.

Assist Regulation 31 in reducing player payments to sustainable levels; and

2.6.

Encourage Clubs to develop and promote the game in their local community.

3. Affiliated League Implementation & Total Points Rating

Each Affiliated League is to adopt and implement an APPS system in order to achieve

the objects.

Each Affiliated League must adopt an APPS System in accordance with clause 3.1. An

Affiliated League may apply to the Community Football Committee for an alternative

APPS system by no later than 30

November in the calendar year before the first

Season in which it is to apply to that Affiliated League.

3.1.

A League must implement the following system, subject to any alternative

system approved by the Community Football Committee:

3.1.1.

Number of wins to be calculated as a percentage of minor round games

played in the previous three (3) seasons.

3.1.2.

A model as set out at the end of this Appendix, pursuant to clause 10.

3.2.

Each Affiliated League Club will be allocated a “Total Points Rating of up to and

including 13 points” for each Season based on the circumstances listed under

Clause 3.1.

3.3.

Each Affiliated League will be allocated a pool of two (2) points per Club to be

distributed for the management of local issues provided that an Affiliated League

Club must not be allocated more than 15 points without the prior approval of the

Country Zone Committee and the Community Football Committee.

3.4.

A Club may request an increase in their allocated points from an Affiliated

League prior to June 30 in the current playing season. Any request under this

clause 3.4 must be in the form of the “APPS Club Application for Increased

Points” set out at the end of this Appendix and comply with the process approved

by the Community Football Committee from time to time.

Any additional points awarded by the Affiliated League under this clause will be

for the current season only.

3.5.

An Affiliated League must consider any request made by a Club under clause

3.4 and may do any of the following:

3.5.1.

If the request is for not more than 15 points, approve or reject the request

in the Affiliated League’s discretion; or

3.5.2.

If the request is for more than 15 points:

3.5.2.1. Approve a revised total of not more than 15 points;

3.5.2.2. Reject the request; or

3.5.2.3. Make a request under clause 3.6. If the request is approved by

the SANFL Country Zone Committee and Community Football, the

Affiliated League may subsequently approve a request for more

than 15 points.

3.6.

An Affiliated League may apply to the SANFL Country Zone Committee and the

Community Football Committee for increased Total Points Rating for club/s in

excess of 15 points for exceptional circumstances. The Application must be

forwarded to SANFL Community Football seven (7) days before the first round

of matches in the relevant competition and current playing season. SANFL

Community Football may consider applications after seven (7) days before the

first round of matches in the relevant competition but only for exceptional and

compelling circumstances.

4. Affiliated League Responsibilities

Each Affiliated League:

4.1.

Any system implemented by an Affiliated League must be provided along with

the allocation of points to Clubs to the Community Football League by 31

October in each year.

4.2.

May adopt a Women’s APPS system subject to approval by SANFL Community

Football. Systems are to be developed and should be based on:

4.2.1 A sliding scale having regard for the premiership ladder in the previous

season(s);

4.2.2 Other local factors such as population, junior numbers/success, schools

etc.

4.2.3 A combination of all of the above.

4.3.

Must allocate points to each Affiliated League Club for the following season and

in accordance with APPS regulations by 31 October in each year.

4.4.

May allocate discretionary points in accordance with APPS regulations to

manage local issues.

4.5.

Must consider all applications from Clubs for the allocation of additional points

in accordance with APPS regulations.

4.6.

Must input Club and Player ratings into online player management system once

allocations have been made

4.7.

Must appoint an Independent APPS Committee of no less than three (3)

members, of which no member shall hold an official role with an Affiliated Club

within that Affiliated League and provide the person’s contact details to SANFL

Community Football by 31 October in each year.

4.7.1 The APPS Officer will:

4.7.1.1. Be the contact for Community Football in relation to matters

related to the APPS and its implementation within the Affiliated

League

4.7.1.2. Approval the APPS system to be used by the Affiliated League

4.7.1.3. Allocate APPS points to Clubs within the Affiliated League

4.7.1.4. Have the authority to appoint a member from the Committee to

allocate individual player points on the Committee’s behalf.

5. Affiliated Club Responsibilities

Each Affiliated League Club:

5.1.

Must ensure all player declarations in accordance with Clause 7 are completed

and lodged with the Affiliated League in accordance with the APPS regulations.

5.2.

Must ensure that on match days the Senior (A Grade) Team complies with the

Total Player Points Rating (TPPR) allocated by the Affiliated League in

accordance with APPS regulations.

(NB Clubs may recruit above their allocated points in any given season but must

comply with TPPR for their Senior (A Grade) Team on match days)

5.3.

May request an increase in allocated points to SANFL Country Zone Committee

and Community Football Committee in excess of 15 points provided that such

request is made to the Affiliated League seven (7) days before the current

playing season and complies with the process approved by Community Football

from time to time. SANFL Community Football may consider applications after

seven (7) days before the first round of matches in the relevant competition but

only for exceptional and compelling circumstances.

6. Basis of the APPS

The basis of the APPS is as follows:

6.1.

An Affiliated League Club must not field players in its Senior (A Grade) Team in

any game which exceed the total points which have been allocated to that Club

under the Total Points Rating (Refer clause 3).

6.2.

The points allocated to a player according to the APPS will only apply when

playing in Senior (A grade) Teams.

6.3.

“Junior Football” means a competition in which players must be over the age of

12 years and under the age of 18 years on a prescribed date in the calendar

year in which that competition is conducted and includes the Sports Association

for Adelaide Schools (SAAS) secondary school football competition.

6.4.

“Junior Player” means a player under the age of 18 years who has played a

minimum of 20 games from the year in which he turns 13 years of age with an

Affiliated League Club or school affiliate of an Affiliated League Club, with which

he is seeking registration.

6.5.

Only competitions managed by the SANFL Community Football approved

competition management tool (as referred to in Regulation 25) is recognised for

the purpose of establishing a player’s APPS rating.

7. Player Points Rating

7.1.

A player of an Affiliated League Club must, at the time of registration with their

new club, complete and deliver to the Club a declaration in a form approved by

the Affiliated League (“the Player Declaration”) which must:

7.1.1.

Include complete details of the previous playing history (including games

played at Clubs, numbers of Seasons and games played) of the player;

7.1.2.

Include an assessment by the player and the Club of the Player Points

Rating of the player calculated under the APPS which has been adopted

by the Affiliated League;

7.1.3.

Be signed by both the player and an official of the Club and lodged with

the Club and with the Affiliated League.

7.2.

For the purposes of a Player Points Rating a playing coach is classified as a

player.

7.3.

For the purposes of a Player Points Rating a players individual rating will be

determined at the time of registration and will remain throughout the duration of

the season.

7.4.

For the purposes of determining a Players Points Rating a player must have

played a minimum of five (5) matches in the previous two (2) seasons to attract

a points rating greater than zero (0).

8. Player Point Allocation

Each player playing in the Senior (A grade) Team of a Club will be allocated a “Player

Points Rating” as outlined below:

8.1.

Each player selected to play in the Senior Team of a Club will be given a base

rating of Zero (0) points with the exception of Junior Players who are selected in

that team who, subject to clause 8.2, will be given a minus one (-1) rating.

8.2.

A maximum minus two (-2) points can be claimed by a Senior (A Grade) Team

in any Match regardless of the number of Junior Players selected in that team.

8.3.

A player who is the child of a Club Life Member can be registered with that same

club and that player will attract zero (0) points provided that the life membership

of the Club by the parent has, subject to clause 8.3.1, been held for a period of

not less than two (2) calendar years.

8.3.1.

If the Club Life Membership is not awarded to the parent of the player

referred to in Clause 8.3 at the Club’s Annual General Meeting, the

calculation of the date for the purposes of Clause 8.3, will be the date of

the Annual General Meeting following the date that Club Life Membership

was awarded to the parent.

8.3.2.

For the purpose of this Regulation a player will only be a child of a Club

Life Member if that player is recorded as a child of that Club Life Member

on the player’s birth certificate.”

8.4.

A player who is required to change their usual place of residence to attend a

Tertiary Educational Institution and is enrolled as a full time student will receive

a rating of one (1) point if they registered to play with an Affiliated League Club

that has a direct affiliation with that Tertiary Educational Institution

8.5.

A player transferring from one Affiliated League Club to another Affiliated

League Club and who is under 20 years of age on the 31

December in the

previous calendar year and has played a combined total of more than twenty

(20) games at State League Under 18, Reserves and/or League Level will

attract an additional two (2) points.

8.6.

Subject to clause 8.7, a registered player of an Affiliated League Club who has

played a total of 20 or more games in a Senior (A Grade) Team or Reserves (B

Grade) Team or Junior Football with that Affiliated League Club, who has

previously transferred to a club of another League within Australia and returns

to his original Affiliated League Club will have a Player Points Rating of zero (0).

8.6.1.

A registered player of an Affiliated League Club who has played less than

a total of 20 games (the 20 game qualification – Clause 8.6) in Junior

Football Team with that Affiliated League Club and subsequently returns

to that Affiliated League Club, the Player Points Rating at the start of the

season will remain for the duration of that season regardless of the

number of games played.

8.6.1.1. Subject to clause 8.6.1 a registered player of an Affiliated League

Club will have a Player Points Rating of zero (0) in the following

season, regardless of whether that player has played a total of 20

or more games in a Senior (A Grade) Team or Reserves (B Grade)

Team or Junior Football with that Affiliated League Club

8.6.2.

A registered player who achieves 20 Matches (without transferring) for the

same Affiliated League Club will reduce one (1) additional point in their

third (3) season after achieving 20 Matches.

8.7.

A player transferring from one Affiliated League Club to a Club of any Australian

Football League or Association will retain the same player rating, if any, if he is

transferred back to such Affiliated League Club in the same season.

8.8.

In accordance with the criteria below, each player selected in a Senior Team

who has had playing experience with another Club in Australia may be given a

further points rating (in addition to any point or points given under clause 8

above) depending on the level of the competition or competitions in which he

has previously played, the number of games played in that competition, the

period of time since he previously played in that competition and/or any other

criteria which may be approved by the Committee.

8.8.1.

AFL Players

A player who has played a majority of matches in the AFL in the previous

two playing seasons – five (5) additional points, less any deductions or

concessions as set out below: -

8.8.1.1. Deduct five (5) points if the player has returned to the Club of the

Affiliated League for which he last played (including Junior

Football) before playing for an AFL Club.

8.8.1.2. Deduct a further one (1) point for each full season since last

playing for an AFL Club.

8.8.1.3. If a player has not played football at any level for 24 months (from

their last game to the time of registration) or more before resuming

as a player he will automatically have a Player Points Rating of

zero (0).

8.8.2.

State League Players (SANFL, AFL VIC, North East AFL, WAFL)

A player who has played a majority of matches for the Senior team for a

Club or Clubs in any one of the above State League Competitions in the

previous two playing seasons – four (4) additional points, less any

deductions or concessions as set out below:

8.8.2.1. A player who is registered to play with a Club of an Affiliated

League who returns to that Club of the Affiliated League will not

attract any additional points irrespective of the number of games

played in the Senior Teams of the clubs in any of the above State

Leagues.

8.8.2.2. Deduct one (1) point if the player did not play a game for the

Senior Team of a Club of any of the above State Leagues in the

previous season.

8.8.2.3. If a player has not played football at any level for 24 months (from

their last game to the time of registration) or more before

registering as a player they will automatically have a Player Points

Rating of zero (0).

8.8.3.

All Other League Players

8.8.3.1. A player who has played a majority of matches for the Senior (A

Grade) Team of a Club or Clubs in any League, other than those

detailed in sub-clauses 8.8.1 and 8.8.2 above, (‘Other Leagues’)

and/or Reserves for a Team competing in the State League

Competitions referred to in clause 8.8.2 above, in the previous two

playing seasons – an additional three (3) points less any

deductions or concessions as set out below.

8.8.3.1.1. Deduct one (1) point for each full season since the

player last played for the senior team of a Club in the

Other League.

8.8.3.1.2. If a player has not played football at any level for 24

months (from their last game to the time of registration)

or more before resuming as a player he will

automatically have a Player Points Rating of zero (0).

8.8.3.2. A player who has played majority of matches for the Reserves

(B Grade) Team but has also played a minimum of five (5) A Grade

matches in the previous two seasons and is transferring between

clubs in different leagues the player will have points rating of one

(1)

8.8.3.3. A player who has played a majority of matches for the Reserves

(B Grade) Team but has also played any match in the Senior (A

Grade) Team of a Club or Clubs in any Other League in the

previous two playing seasons and is transferring from one Club to

another Club within the same Affiliated League – will have a Player

Points Rating of zero (0).

8.8.3.4.A player who has played a majority of matches for a Junior Team

for a club in any league and has also played a minimum of five (5)

A Grade matches in the previous two playing seasons will have a

points rating of two (2)

9. APPS General

9.1.

In the case of a player who has played an equal number of games in two or more

categories, the highest category (points) shall apply.

In the case of a player who plays matches in a competition predominantly

conducted during the period March through until October who, in the same or

following year, plays in a competition predominantly conducted during the period

November through until the following February (‘the Summer Competition’),

the Summer Competition shall be disregarded for the purposes of determining

the Player Points Rating attributable to that player upon a subsequent transfer.

9.2.

Any proposed amendments to the APPS must be submitted to the Community

Football Manager for referral to the Community Football Committee 30 April in

the current playing season for the Committee to consider implementing for the

following season.

9.3.

Amendments to the APPS for the following season will be communicated to all

Affiliated Leagues and Clubs by no later than 31 August in the current season.

9.4.

Affiliated Leagues that have divisional competitions will consider each division

as a League for the purpose of implementing the APPS.

10. APPS League Models

10.1.

Pursuant to clause 3.1, each Affiliated League must adopt one of the following sliding

scale models based on the total amount of Affiliated Club’s outlined in 10a and based

on:

• The number of wins to be calculated as a percentage of minor round

games played in the previous three (3) seasons.

(For clarity, a draw equals half of a win)

10.2.

An Affiliated League Club’s total points allocation that is varied in the subsequent year

due to the Affiliated League adopting one of the following sliding scale models, may

apply to the Community Football Committee for an exemption to remain on the same

total points allocation for the subsequent season only.

10.3.

Any request must be sent by the Affiliated League to SANFL Community Football by

February 1

and set out the reasons for such request, including but not limited: to the

loss of players, smaller population, and geographical issues.

10A. SLIDING SCALE MODELS:

4 Team League APPS Model

Group 1 – Teams - 1 & 2 – 9 points

Group 2 – Teams – 3 & 4 – 12 points

Total League Allocation – 60 points

Sliding Scale Allocation – 42 points

Discretionary Points – 18 points

League Discretionary Points (no prior approval required unless Club’s are over fifteen

(15 total points):

Out of the discretionary points allocation, the Affiliated League can only use nine (9)

points which may relate to issues including smaller population, geographic and lack of

success issues.

Local Discretionary Points (requires prior approval from the Community Football

Committee):

The remaining nine (9) points of the discretionary points allocation can only be used for

local considerations including transfers employment, relocation or any other reason and

must be approved by the Country Zone Committee and the Community Football

Committee.

5 Team League APPS Model

Group 1 – Teams - 1 & 2 – 6 points

Group 2 – Teams – 3 & 4 – 9 points

Group 3 – Teams – 5 – 12 points

Total League Allocation – 75 points

Sliding Scale Allocation – 42 points

Discretionary Points – 33 points

League Discretionary Points (no prior approval required unless Club’s are over fifteen

(15 total points):

Out of the discretionary points allocation the Affiliated League can only use sixteen (16)

points which may relate to issues including smaller population, geographic and lack of

success issues.

Local Discretionary Points (requires prior approval from the Community Football

Committee):

The remaining seventeen (17) points of the discretionary points allocation can only be

used for local considerations including transfers, employment, relocation, or any other

reason and must be approved by the Country Zone Committee and the Community

Football Committee.

6 Team League APPS Model

Group 1 – Teams - 1 & 2 – 6 points

Group 2 – Teams – 3 & 4 – 9 points

Group 3 – Teams – 5 & 6 – 12 points

Total League Allocation – 90 points

Sliding Scale Allocation – 54 points

Discretionary Points – 36 points

League Discretionary Points (no prior approval required unless Club’s are over fifteen

(15 total points):

Out of the discretionary points allocation, the Affiliated League can only use eighteen

(18) points which may relate to issues including smaller population, geographic and

lack of success issues.

Local Discretionary Points (requires prior approval from the Community Football

Committee):

The remaining eighteen (18) points of the discretionary points allocation can only be

used for local considerations including transfers, employment, relocation, or any other

reason and must be approved by the Country Zone Committee and the Community

Football Committee.

7 Team League APPS Model

Group 1 – Teams - 1 & 2 – 6 points

Group 2 – Teams – 3 & 4 – 9 points

Group 3 – Teams – 5 & 6 – 12 points

Group 4 – Teams – 7 – 15 points

Total League Allocation – 105 points

Sliding Scale Allocation – 69 points

Discretionary Points – 36 points

League Discretionary Points (no prior approval required unless Club’s are over fifteen

(15 total points):

Out of the discretionary points allocation, the Affiliated League can only use eighteen

(18) points which may relate to issues including smaller population, geographic and

lack of success issues.

Local Discretionary Points (requires prior approval from the Community Football

Committee):

The remaining eighteen (18) points of the discretionary points allocation can only be

used for local considerations including transfers, employment, relocation, or any other

reason and must be approved by the Country Zone Committee and the Community

Football Committee.

8 Team League APPS Model

Group 1 – Teams - 1 & 2 – 6 points

Group 2 – Teams – 3 & 4 – 9 points

Group 3 – Teams – 5 & 6 – 12 points

Group 4 – Teams – 7 & 8 – 15 points

Total League Allocation – 120 points

Sliding Scale Allocation – 84 points

Discretionary Points – 36 points

League Discretionary Points (no prior approval required unless Club’s are over fifteen

(15 total points):

Out of the discretionary points allocation, the Affiliated League can only use eighteen

(18) points which may relate to issues including smaller population, geographic and

lack of success issues.

Local Discretionary Points (requires prior approval from the Community Football

Committee):

The remaining eighteen (18) points of the discretionary points allocation can only be

used for local considerations including transfers, employment, relocation, or any other

reason and must be approved by the Country Zone Committee and the Community

Football Committee.

9 Team League APPS Model

Group 1 – Teams - 1 & 2 – 6 points

Group 2 – Teams – 3 & 4 – 9 points

Group 3 – Teams – 5, 6 & 7 – 12 points

Group 4 – Teams – 8 & 9 – 15 points

Total League Allocation – 135 points

Sliding Scale Allocation – 96 points

Discretionary Points – 39 points

League Discretionary Points (no prior approval required unless Club’s are over fifteen

(15 total points):

Out of the discretionary points, allocation the Affiliated League can only use nineteen

(19) points which may relate to issues including smaller population, geographic and

lack of success issues.

Local Discretionary Points (requires prior approval from the Community Football

Committee):

The remaining twenty (20) points of the discretionary points allocation can only be used

for local considerations including transfers, employment, relocation, or any other reason

and must be approved by the Country Zone Committee and the Community Football

Committee.

10 Team League APPS Model

Group 1 – Teams - 1 & 2 – 6 points

Group 2 – Teams – 3 & 4 – 9 points

Group 3 – Teams – 5, 6 & 7 – 12 points

Group 4 – Teams – 8, 9 & 10 – 15 points

Total League Allocation – 150 points

Sliding Scale Allocation – 111 points

Discretionary Points – 39 points

League Discretionary Points (no prior approval required unless Club’s are over fifteen

(15 total points):

Out of the discretionary points allocation, the Affiliated League can only use nineteen

(19) points which may relate to issues including smaller population, geographic and

lack of success issues.

Local Discretionary Points (requires prior approval from the Community Football

Committee):

The remaining twenty (20) points of the discretionary points allocation can only be used

for local considerations including transfers, employment, relocation, or any other reason

and must be approved by the Country Zone Committee and the Community Football

Committee.

11 Team League APPS Model

Group 1 – Teams - 1 & 2 – 6 points

Group 2 – Teams – 3 & 4 – 9 points

Group 3 – Teams – 5, 6 & 7 – 12 points

Group 4 – Teams – 8, 9, 10 & 11 – 15 points

Total League Allocation – 165 points

Sliding Scale Allocation – 126 points

Discretionary Points – 39 points

League Discretionary Points (no prior approval required unless Club’s are over fifteen

(15 total points):

Out of the discretionary points allocation, the Affiliated League can only use nineteen

(19) points which may relate to issues including smaller population, geographic and

lack of success issues.

Local Discretionary Points (requires prior approval from the Community Football

Committee):

The remaining twenty (20) points of the discretionary points allocation can only be used

for local considerations including transfers, employment, relocation, or any other reason

and must be approved by the Country Zone Committee and the Community Football

Committee.

11. Definitions

For the purposes of this Appendix 3 the following words shall have the following meaning unless the

context requires otherwise:

‘Affiliated League Club’ and ‘Club’ means a football club which is a member of, or which fields a

team in a football competition conducted by an Affiliated League.

‘Affiliated League’ means a football league which has affiliated with SANFL Community Football

under Rule 9.4 of the SANFL Community Football Constitution.

‘All Other Leagues’ means all Leagues other than State League and AFL competitions including but

not limited to all Affiliated Community Football Leagues.

‘Approved Player Points System’ means the player points system outlined in clause 3 and 10 of

this Appendix or otherwise approved by the Committee.

‘APPS Committee’ means the Committee appointed under this Appendix by an Affiliated League.

‘APPS Officer’ means the Officer appointed under this Appendix by an Affiliated League.

‘Committee’ and ‘Community Football Committee’ means the Committee of Directors of SANFL

Community Football appointed under Rule 4 of the SANFL Community Football Constitution.

‘games’ or ‘matches’ means any game played by a player for affiliated league club that they are

registered to and does not include representative or zone games.

‘Junior Football’ means a competition in which players must be over the age of 13 years and under

the age of 18 years.

‘Junior Player’ means a player who has played a minimum of 20 games from the year in which he

turns 13 years old with an Affiliated League Club or school affiliated of an Affiliated League Club.

‘Match’ or ‘Football Match’ means any game of football either played by a team of an Affiliated

League Club in a competition promoted, conducted or controlled by the SANFL Community Football

an Affiliated League or which has otherwise been approved by the SANFL Community Football an

Affiliated League.

‘player’ or ‘Player’ means a person who is registered to play football with an Affiliated League Club.

‘SANFL Community Football’ means the South Australian National Football League Inc.

‘State League’ means SANFL, WAFL, NEAFL, AND VFL or any other State League competitions as

formed from time to time.

‘Total Points Rating’ means the total amount of allocated player points to an Affiliated League Club.