Summer Season Overview
The INTERSPORT Townsville Juniors competition features club-based, boys and girls touch football divisions 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 20 August 2026
- Round 1 for 7's - 12's age groups - Friday 21 August 2026
- Sunday games:
- Round 3 (all ages) - Sunday 30 August 2026
- Round 5 (all ages) - Sunday 6 September 2026
- R U OK Round - 10-11 September 2026
- No games (School Holidays) - 17-18 September, and 24-25 September 2026
- Semi Finals - 12-13 November 2026
- Grand Finals (all age groups) - Friday 20 November 2026
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 12 November 2026
- 9's - 12's age groups - Friday 13 November 2026
Grand Finals
- All age groups will play on Friday 20 November 2026
- 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.
- Regular games will be played on 13th and 20th November.
- Teams who are unable to play in the final two weeks must notify TJT in advance to ensure other teams are unaffected.
2026 Round Schedule
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | THUR 20-Aug (13's-16's) FRI 21-Aug (7's-12's) |
| 2 | 27-Aug (13's-16's) & 28-Aug (7's-12's) |
| 3 | SUNDAY 30-Aug (all ages) |
| 4 | 3-Sep (13's-16's) & 4-Sep (7's-12's) |
| 5 | SUNDAY 10-Sep (all ages) |
| R U OK? Round | 10-Sep (13's-16's) & 11-Sep (7's-12's) |
| No games (School Holidays) | 17-Sep & 18-Sep |
| 24-Sep & 25-Sep | |
| 7 | 1-Oct (13's-16's) & 2-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 8 | 8-Oct (13's-16's) & 9-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 9 | 15-Oct (13's-16's) & 16-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 10 | 22-Oct (13's-16's) & 23-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 11 | 29-Oct (13's-16's) & 30-Oct (7's-12's) |
| 12 | 5-Nov (13's-16's) & 6-Nov (7's-12's) |
| Semi Finals | 12-Nov (13's-16's) & 13-Nov (7's-12's) |
| Grand Finals | 20-Nov (9's-16's) |
Ready to Play?
Sign-on for the 2026 junior touch football summer season is open from July 1, but places will fill fast!