Twilight Monday Comp.

Summer social competition on a Monday afternoon.
Age Groups - 8yrs (2015), 9yrs (2014), 10yrs (2013), 11yrs (2012)

2023 DATES & TIMES

Season Dates: 9, 16, 23, 30 OCT & 6, 13, 20, 27 NOV

Game Times:
8yrs - 4.50pm
9yrs - 4.50pm or 5.45pm
10yrs - 4.50pm or 5.45pm
11yrs - 5.45pm

Time allocations depend on the number of teams nominated per age group.
Time requests will not be considered.
Allocation of game times is at the discretion of MDNA Fixtures.

COMPETITION INFORMATION

For full details see: 2023 TWILIGHT INFORMATION PACK

Team Numbers in each age group will be capped, determined by court availability.
Mixed age teams will participate in the age group of the oldest player. Nb. Players may only play up 1 year.
7yrs players (2016) may only play if they were registered in a mixed age team (7/8yrs) in the Saturday competition or if needed to make up numbers in an 8yrs team. The team must be primarily 8yrs players.
Players don’t all have to be from the same club or team but all must register with the same club for this competition and should wear the same uniform.
Piercings MUST be removed, cannot be taped (the same as Saturday competition rules).
No time requests will be considered. Time and court allocations will be determined by the number of teams that nominate in each age group. This is at the discretion of MDNA Fixtures.
8-10yrs players participating in the 8-10yrs competition will receive a participation award.
11yrs teams that are top of the ladder in each division after the last game will receive an award.
Teams are to supply their own bibs, netball and first aid kit. Your club will generally supply these to you.
Rained out games will not be replayed. Check Facebook for updates regarding game cancellations.
The MDNA Day Season Competition Rules and Metro Way Rules apply – refer to the MDNA website.
Player Fillins: Players registered in the 2023 MDNA Saturday Competition may fillin for Twilight teams but should be the same age, or a year younger, and of a similar standard as the team they are filling in for. They cannot become a regular team player, they must register. Players participating in the Twilight Comp. from the same division or lower age / division from the same or different club may fillin. Players NOT registered in the Saturday or Twilight Competition cannot fillin.

Umpires

8 - 9yrs teams umpire/coach their own games as per Saturday competition. See Metro Way Rules on the MDNA website.
10yrs and 11yrs teams are to supply an umpire for their own game. They must be suitably attired and experienced to manage the standard of game. Liaise with your club as some clubs will arrange an umpire for you.

FIXTURES DRAW

TWILIGHT DRAW

FEES

The fees below are the MDNA and Netball Qld fees.

Your club may choose to add on their own fee (eg. to cover umpire payments), so the total fee amount may vary amongst the clubs.

2^nd Season 2023 - $55 A payment processing fee applies.

If previously registered with MDNA / Netball Qld this year. eg. MDNA Saturday Season

1^st Season 2023 - $90 A payment processing fee applies.

If NOT previously registered for a season with MDNA or a Netball Qld affiliated competition this year.

Registration covers the player for the Tropical Tuesday Season only for MDNA and Netball Qld registrations.

NOTE: Players are NOT allowed to take the court if they have not yet registered.

This is a liability / insurance issue and a breach of the competition rules.

TEAM NOMINATION

Team Nominations are now closed. Please email fixtures@mdna.com.au if you have any question.
The team nomination form is used by the Fixtures committee to place the team in the most appropriate division, so please ensure it is completed in full.
Team numbers are capped. Acceptance of teams into the competition is at the discretion of the Fixtures.
If teams nominate themselves they MUST advise their club that they have nominated.
Please use the same club, team number and name (if applicable) as used for the Saturday Competition, even if players are not exactly the same.
Teams not from Metro can nominate. Nb. Teams from Metro will be given priority placement.
10yrs and 11yrs teams are graded and must nominate a recommended division where the team will be competitive. There are generally 3 or 4 divisions. Nb. The Twilight divisions may have a wider spread of abilities as there will be less teams participating than play in the Saturday Competition. Please take this into account when nominating a division. Eg.
Saturday Div 1 = Twilight Div 1
Saturday Div 2 = Twilight Div 1 or 2
Saturday Div 3 and 4 = Twilight Div 2 or 3
Fixtures will confirm acceptance of the team nomination via email to the Team Contact 4 September.
Clubs to submit Team Nominations via Netball Connect by 13 September. Players who have registered by then are to be included in the team nomination. Players registering after that date will have to be added to the team in Netball Connect by their club prior to the 1^st game.

PLAYER REGISTRATION

All players must individually self register and pay their registration fee online through their club via Netball Connect - opens 5 September. This is the only method of registering and paying available. Clubs will supply to their members a link to their club online registration for the Twilight competition so they can register.
2^nd season registration fee discount will automatically apply during the registration process where applicable.
CLUBS WILL NEED TO SET UP A CLUB REGISTRATION TO THE MDNA TWILIGHT COMP IN NETBALL CONNECT (THE SAME AS DONE FOR THE SATURDAY COMP.).
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ISSUED DIRECTLY TO CLUBS WHEN THE COMPETITION HAS BEEN SETUP BY FIXTURES.