Summer Season Overview
Townsville Junior Touch Football conducts separate club-based, boys and girls touch football competitions from late August to early December, for children aged six (6) to sixteen (16).
Important Dates
- Round 1 for 13's - 16's age groups - Thursday 17 August, 2023
- Round 1 for 7's - 12's age groups - Friday 18 August, 2023
- No games (School Holidays) - 16 September to 1 October, 2023
- Grand Finals (all age groups) - Friday 1 December 2023
Competition Rules
Our competitions operate under the Touch Football Australia Playing Rules, with some modifications for age groups.
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Age Divisions & Expected Match Times
Please note: the times displayed below are subject to change without notice, pending team nominations and field condition. Teams should expect to play the majority of their matches in the timeslots shown below, however should also expect to have an occasional match played in the timeslot immediately before or after, pending team numbers, as well as field condition and availability.
Thursday Nights Nights
- Ages 13 & Under (cannot turn fourteen this year)
- Expected time: 5:30pm & 6:20pm
- Ages 14 & Under (cannot turn fifteen this year)
- Expected time: 6:20pm & 7:10pm
- Ages 15 & Under (cannot turn sixteen this year)
- Expected time: 8:00pm
- Ages 16 & Under (cannot turn seventeen this year)
- Expected time: 8:50pm
Friday Nights
- Ages 7 & Under (cannot turn eight this year)
- Expected time: 5:00 pm
- Ages 8 & Under (cannot turn nine this year)
- Expected time: 5:00 pm
- Ages 9 & Under (cannot turn ten this year)
- Expected time: 5:45 pm
- Ages 10 & Under (cannot turn eleven this year)
- Expected time: 5:45 pm
- Ages 11 & Under (cannot turn twelve this year)
- Expected time: 6:40 pm & 7:30pm
- Ages 12 & Under (cannot turn thirteen this year)
- Expected time: 7:30pm & 8:20pm
Finals Series
The finals series will be played as follows:
Eligibility
- In order to play finals, a play must have played (and been correctly recorded as "played") for at least four (4) matches for their team during the season.
- Failing to record participation correctly will result in that match not counting towards finals eligibility and may result in the team forfeiting their match.
Semi Finals
- 13's - 16's age groups - Thursday 23 November, 2023
- 9's - 12's age groups - Friday 24 November, 2023
Grand Finals
- All age groups will play on Friday 1 December, 2023
- Please be aware that the game times may be different to when teams play during the regular season:
- 5 PM - final round of 7's and 8's games
- 5:45 PM - grand finals for 9's, 10's and 11's age groups
- 6:40 PM - grand finals for 12's and 14's age groups
- 7:30 PM - grand finals for 13's and 15's age groups
- 8:20 PM - grand finals for 16's age group
7's & 8's
- No finals series are played for the 7's and 8's age groups as the competitions are focused on participation and skill development.
- Normal games will be played on 24th November and 1st December.
- Teams who are unable to play in the final two weeks must notify TJT in advance to ensure other teams are unaffected.
2023 Round Schedule
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | THUR 17-Aug (13's-16's) FRI 18-Aug (7's-12's) |
| 2 | 24-Aug (13's-16's) & 25-Aug (7's-12's) |
| 3 | 31-Aug (13's-16's) & 1-Sep (7's-12's) |
| 4 | 7-Sep (13's-16's) & 8 Sep (7's-12's) |
| R U OK? Round | 14-Sep (13's-16's) & 15-Sep (7's-12's) |
| No games (School Holidays) | 16-Sep to 1-Oct |
| 6 | 5-Oct (13's-16's) & 6-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 7 | 12-Oct (13's-16's) & 13-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 8 | 19-Oct (13's-16's) & 20-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 9 | 26-Oct (13's-16's) & 27-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 10 | 2-Nov (13's-16's) & 3-Nov (7's-12's) |
| 11 | 9-Nov (13's-16's) & 10-Nov (7's-12's) |
| 12 | 16-Nov (13's-16's) & 17-Nov (7's-12's) |
| Semi Finals | 23-Nov (13's-16's) & 24-Nov (7's-12's) |
| Grand Finals | 1-Dec (9's-16's) |
Ready to Play?
Sign-on for the 2022 junior touch football summer season is open from July 1, but places will fill fast!