INTRODUCTION TO AGE GROUP STRUCTURE
Junior AFL moves from an Auskick clinic based program to an age based competition at Under 9 level.
Age as at 31 December 2009 is used to determine age group eligibility. The Mosman Swans recommend kids remain in Auskick/Superkick programs until in school year three and reach a minimum age of 7.5.
Under 9 through to Under 11 are non-graded competitions, with the competition divisionalised on purely geographic boundaries to minimise travel. Under 9’s and under 10’s are non-competitive, with no results posted, ladders kept or finals held. Under 11’s is competitive with finals and at Under 12 we move to a graded structure, with teams divisionalised according to ladder position and ability, rather than geography.
This can be summarised thus:
- Under 9
- School Year 3
- born in 2001
- non-graded, non-competitive, North Shore sub-region
- Under 10
- School Year 4
- born in 2000
- non-graded, non-competitive, North Shore sub-region
- Under 11
- School Year 5
- born in 1999
- non-graded, competitive, North Shore sub-region
- Under 12
- School Year 6
- born in 1998
- graded, competitive, North Shore and North West sub-regions
- Under 13
- School Year 7
- born in 1997
- graded, competitive, North Shore, North West and City sub-regions combined (comprising all of Sydney Harbour Region)
- Under 14
- School Year 8
- graded, competitive, North Shore, North West and City sub-regions combined (comprising all of Sydney Harbour Region)
- as above
- Under 16
- Scool Year 9/10
- born in 1995/94
- graded, competitive, North Shore, North West and City sub-regions combined (comprising all of Sydney Harbour Region)