FAQs
To be registered to play players must be at least 7 years old by the 30th of April in the year they commence playing U8’s. A player’s age group is determined by their age at 1 January of the current year. So, if Sam is turning 10 on the 3rd of January and registers to play in 2021, she will be in the U10 age group.
The BJFC supports player choice in this matter – which is considered best practice. What this means is that girls up to the age of U14 can elect to play in a mixed team. We are very proud of our rapidly expanding girls’ competition and we are making a significant investment in the development of girls’ footy.
The Brunswick Dragons committee appreciates that playing apparel can be an expensive part of playing footy, especially playing jumpers. The current system of players owning their own jumpers has also been difficult to manage jumper numbers across teams especially as players move between teams, and the numbers of players increasing.
The key goal with football jumpers is to ensure that player have football jumpers that fit and each playing number within the team is different.
We are looking to simplify the process and reduce costs to parents by changing to a system where the club will own jumpers and rent them to players for each season. Beginning in 2019, any new jumpers will be provided to players at the beginning of the season by Team Managers and collected at the end of the season, and returned to the club. There will be a charge of $30 per jumper, and the jumper size can be ordered through the online store.
There will only be an option for sleeveless jumpers, however there is a limited number of long sleeve tops in each size and may be requested during the order process, however whether this provided will depend on stock levels and whether the the number on the jumper we have in stock doesn’t clash with an existing team jumper.
Long sleeved T-shirts in club colours are available from the online store which can be worn under the sleeveless playing jumper if this is required. Alternatively, players may purchase their own purple long-sleeve top to wear under the playing jumper (please note that YJFL rules require apparel worn under a playing jumper match the predominant colour of the jumper, and the club may be fined if this requirement is not met).
Players who have a jumper that still fits from previous seasons may continue to wear this jumper in the 2019 system, and need not rent a jumper.
From season 2020 onwards it is expected that all jumpers will be provided by the club as we move to using our new club logo in a revised jumper design. Moving to club supplied jumpers will make it easier to get sponsors to provide entire team sets of jumpers which shall further reduce costs to parents.
Players will need to purchase their own playing shorts and socks.
To play with the Brunswick Dragons you will require the following:-
- Playing jumper. From the 2019 season onwards this is rented from the club from the online store.
- Playing shorts. Purple shorts for home games and white shorts for away games. Girls teams only require purple shorts for both home and away games. These can be purchased from the online store.
- Playing socks. These are purple and can be purchased from the online store.
- Mouthguard. Fitted mouth guards can be purchased from the Mouthguard Man or your dentist. Mould your own mouth guards can be purchased from most chemists.
- Football boots. These can be purchased from sports stores or the club does have a limited selection of second hand boots
Unfortunately, no.
The club will ensure that each team is provided with jumpers with numbers that do not clash. With multiple teams in each age group, and the possibility that players may swap between teams, makes it more difficult to manage jumper numbers.
It will be at the team manager’s discretion to swap jumpers between players.