Junior Football FAQ

Junior Football is the natural progression from Auskick and other introductory Programs for kids interested in our great game! Junior Football is played at a local Community Football Club and will generally entail a training session on a weeknight and a game played on the weekend.

Definitely not as long as an AFL or AFLW game! The games are shorter to ensure that our participants stay engaged and enjoy the experience. Please contact your local Club/League for exact game lengths, but the game will generally be 4 quarters of approximately 12 minutes each.

Given it’s a physical sport we can’t guarantee your child won’t incur some physical injuries, but at the Junior level the rules are modified to make it as safe as possible for all players. This includes modified or no tackling, and no bumping. Please contact your local Club/League for specific rules for each age group.

Absolutely! The registration fees paid to your local Club are inclusive of insurance costs.

Absolutely not! The ball used in Junior games is much smaller than what is used in the elite AFL competition and as such is suitable for younger players.

Of course not! Junior Football is played on a much smaller ground than the AFL, and sometimes 2 or 3 games can be played at the same time on a normal sized oval. AFL Football has a place for everyone regardless of their fitness or skill level.

Junior football employs zones where players are restricted to certain areas of the field. This increases the chance of all players enjoying the thrill of having a kick, mark or handball. In addition, there are less players on the ground then at the elite level and all players should be given equal game time in each position whilst playing in the Junior age groups.

In Junior age groups the entire focus is on having fun and developing skills! As such, Leagues are encouraged to not keep scores in games and not have a ladder that ranks teams meaning that finals aren’t played.

Please check with your Local Club/League in regards to what age groups they have available.

Registration fees are determined by local Community Clubs.

The season length and dates can vary, but generally will run for approximately 10 weeks from April to July with breaks for School Holidays. Please contact your local Club/League to confirm specific dates.

Generally, players are encouraged to wear football boots & a mouthguard which need to be provided by the player. The rest of the playing uniform (socks, shorts and jumper) can be sourced via your local Club.

Find your local Club at (insert link to search function) and get in touch with them for further details.