E 30 FIXTURES NOT PLAYED AS SCHEDULED
In the event of a washout in the Finals Series the following Rules shall apply:-
(a) Rule E 24 (d) and (e) shall apply as the overarching Rules for such a
situation:
Notwithstanding any other Regulations on the same subject matter, the
Zone Association ZFL Competition Administrator reserves the right to alter
or amend any Fixture after it has been nominated in the Official Fixtures
List.
Such alterations could be to the date, venue, kick-off times or a
combination of all, providing the Clubs involved are given seven (7) days
prior notice, whenever possible
The Zone Association ZFL Competition Administrator has the power to
abandon any Fixture and organise any other Fixture if he/she deems such
action necessary in the interests of the Finals Series Competition.
(b) In the event of a complete or major washout in any one set of Finals Series
Fixtures, the Zone Association ZFL Competition Administrator may seek to
put the season back one (1) week IF THIS IS POSSIBLE.
(c) Efforts will be made by the Zone Association ZFL Competition
Administrator to re-locate or re-schedule washed out Finals Series Matches
to a suitable venue if the original venue is washed out.
(d) If it is not possible to achieve any of the outcomes in E 30 (a), (b) or (c), the
Zone Association ZFL Competition Administrator may declare the Finals
Series event for a specific grade or for all grades to be CANCELLED.
(e) In the event of the CANCELLATION of ONE leg of the home and away two
leg
SEMI-FINAL Matches, the Winners of the two single leg Semi-Final Matches
played shall qualify to play in the GRAND FINAL Match whilst the Losers of
the two single leg Semi-Final Matches played shall be eliminated.
In the event of a score draw in a single leg Semi-Final Match, the home and
away goals Rule (2 for an away goal, 1 for a home goal) will be used to
determine the Winner (to proceed to the Grand Final) and the Loser (to be
eliminated).
In the event of a scoreless draw in a single leg Semi-Final Match, the Zone
Association ZFL Competition Administrator shall arrange for a play-off
Match
between the two Teams to take place during the week following the drawn
Match. If at the end of normal time in this Match the Teams are still locked
in a scoreless draw, Rule E 09 (b) (3) shall be used to find the Winner –
extra time + penalty kick decider if required (for First Grade only); penalty
kick decider (for Reserve and Third Grade).
In the event of the CANCELLATION of BOTH legs of the home and away two
leg SEMI-FINAL Matches, the Teams placed in positions 1 and 2 on the
Competition ladder shall qualify to play-off in the GRAND FINAL; the Teams
placed in positions 3 and 4 on the Competition ladder will be eliminated.
(f) In the event of the CANCELLATION of the GRAND FINAL Match, the Grand
Final round for that Division/Grade shall be declared NULL AND VOID and
the
Competition shall be declared COMPLETED. No Grand Final Winner or
Grand Finalist (Grand Final Runner-Up) shall be declared since no Match
has been played.