Synthetic Turf Criteria
The AFL and Cricket Australia endorse the playing of community level Australian Football and Cricket on a synthetic turf surface that meets the criteria in the AFL / Cricket Australia Handbook of Testing for Synthetic Turf March 2018.
In 2007, Federation University Australia developed criteria for the use of synthetic turf for Australian Football and Cricket that was commissioned by the AFL, Cricket Australia, Sport & Recreation Victoria and JLT Trustees.
Synthetic Certification
A Synthetic Turf Product Certification System has been developed in response to the need for a system to serve and protect AFL CA synthetic field manufacturers whilst giving vital support as part of the solution in meeting the substantial demand for additional playing fields to meet each sports participation needs into the future.
The purpose of this Certification System is to ensure compliance with AFL CA requirements to safeguard the health of players and officials and to guarantee the integrity of the performance of the synthetic field.