HEAT POLICY THIS WEEKEND - PLEASE READ

[Footy Chick]

This just through from HQ regarding this weekends matches:

Hi Guys

Please note the information regarding Heat Policy considering tomorrow is forecast to be 39 and Sunday 38 degrees.

Basically, if you are playing 20 minute quarters then the quarters are to be reduced to 15 minutes each.

If you are playing quarters longer than 20 minutes then a 2 minute break 15 minutes into the quarter is to be taken.

Please use some common sense and don’t forget about the health and safety of the Umpires

51 HEAT PROCEDURE
51.1 When the Adelaide metropolitan forecast temperature of the day of competition is 40 degrees or over, as specified by radio station 5AA at 8.00am on the morning of the match, all matches of The League scheduled for that day shall be cancelled.
51.2 In senior matches affected by Clause 51
(a) In the event that another match or matches were played on a Friday or a Sunday in the same round as cancelled Saturday matches there shall be no premiership points or scores allocated for any matches played in such round.
(b) There shall be no umpire’s votes allocated for the League’s Best and Fairest.
(c) A report by an umpire from a match played shall still be lodged by the reporting umpire(s) to the Tribunal.
(d) In the event of a cancelled match which had been scheduled to be played either prior to, or after, a Saturday round of matches which were played, the match may be re-scheduled provided both Member Clubs agree to the new time and location.
(e) In the event a match is not played in a round which Saturday matches were played, each team which did not play and whom don’t re-schedule their cancelled match, shall be awarded one premiership point each.
(f) A cancelled match shall not be counted in a player’s total of matches played in The League.
51.3 When the forecast temperature of the day of competition is 38 – 39 degrees, as specified by radio station 5AA at 8:00am on the morning of the match, the Heat Procedure shall apply.
51.4 The Heat Procedure also applies for trial matches involving a Member Club.
51.5 The home Member Club shall be responsible to initiate the following Heat Procedure process:
(a) The start of the Reserves or curtain raiser match is to be moved back 10 minutes to 12.05pm.
(b) The second match to start at its normal time of 2.15pm.
(c) The home Member Club’s timekeeper shall blow the siren at the 15 minute mark of each quarter to allow a two minute break for players to take fluids and cool down.
(d) A warning siren is then blown after 1 minute 30 seconds and a second siren after 1 minute 45 seconds and play recommences exactly 2 minutes after the break commenced.
(e) Play shall recommence in the same location where it ceased at the onset of the break.
(f) During the two minute break non playing coaches are not permitted to enter the playing field.
51.6 If a subsequent cool change arrives after the Heat Procedure has been initiated, the match being playing may revert to normal playing rules providing both competing Member Club Captains agree to such terms.