Notices

2025 Competition Information

The 2025 season is starting on...

  • Saturday 12th April 2025 for all Senior Men's, Women's and Masters.
  • Saturday 26th  April 2025 for all Juniors and Youth.

FINALS DAY will be on 30th August 2025 for all Junior and Youth competitions. Plus the Senior Men's, Women's, and Masters Knock-Out Cup Finals.

Senior Men's, Women's, and Masters Knock-Out Cup Dates:

  • Round 1:   31st May 2025 
  • Round 2:   26th July 2025  
  • Round 3:   30th August 2025 (Finals Day)

Season Breaks:

  • Junior and Youth have a break in the middle Saturday of the school holidays (5th July 2025).
  • PLEASE NOTE - All football will be played throughout the rest of the season, including King's Birthday weekend 31st May - 1st June 2025 and Matariki Weekend Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd  June 2025.

 

Junior and Youth Structure

Junior Standings and Results are not shown on the website and only kept for internal grading purposes.

Youth Standings and results will be available from 13/14th Grade upwards to view through the results/fixtures page on the website.

2025 Competition Structure

          

Grade

Start Time

Playing time

Break

Pitch size

Pitch dimensions

a-side

Ideal maximum number subs

Rolling subs

Ball size

9th

9.00am

2x25mins

5 mins

Junior

55x35

7

N/A

Yes

4

10th

10.00am

2x25mins

5 mins

Junior

55x35

7

3

Yes

4

11/12th Yellow

9.00am

2x30 mins

5 mins

Intermediate

70x50

9

3

Yes

4

11/12th Red

10.30am

2x30 mins

5 mins

Intermediate

70x50

9

3

Yes

4

11/12th Blue

10.30am

2x30 mins

5 mins

Intermediate

70x50

9

3

Yes

4

13/14th Yellow

9.00am

2x35 mins

5 mins

Modified Youth

82x55

11

5

Yes

4

13/14th Blue

10.30am

2x35 mins

5 mins

Modified Youth

82x55

11

5

Yes

4

13th/14th Red

10.45am

2x35 mins

5 mins

Modified Youth

82x55

11

5

Yes

4

15th/17th Blue

9.00am

2x40mins

10 mins

Senior

100x60ish

11

5

Yes

5

15th/17th Red

10.45am

2x40mins

10 mins

Senior

100x60ish

11

5

Yes

5

Division 1 Mens

3.00pm

2x45mins

10 mins

Senior

100x60ish

11

5

No

5

Division 2 Mens

1.00pm

2x45mins

10 mins

Senior

100x60ish

11

5

Yes

5

Division 3 Mens

1.00pm

2x45mins

10 mins

Senior

100x60ish

11

5

Yes

5

Division 4 Mens

1.00pm

2x45mins

10 mins

Senior

100x60ish

11

5

Yes

5

Division 1 Womens

3.00pm

2x45mins

10 mins

Senior

100x60ish

11

5

Yes

5

Masters

1.00pm

2x45mins

10 mins

Senior

100x60ish

11

5

Yes

5

 

2025 Substitution Breakdown - Senior Football

     

Grade

Cup Grading

Rest of Cups

League Competition

Comment

Division 1

5 Not rolling

As per the league

5 of 5

3 Stoppages

Division 2

5 Rolling

As per the league

5 of 5 

Rolling Subs

Division 3

5 Rolling

As per the league

5 of 5 

Rolling Subs

Division 4

5 Rolling

As per the league

5 of 5 

Rolling Subs

 

Cancellations

Cancellations will also be announced on Nelson Bays Football Facebook page and website by 8.00am Saturday.