Question for those in the know.
I was at the Jaffas vs Jets matches yesterday and I noticed that in the U17's fixture the Jets had 4 of their U16's squad on the bench. The match was a good even contest in the first half with the Jaffas taking the lead and the Jets equalising just before half-time.
At half time the Jets introduced the U16's players, and this noticeably changed the match with one of the U16's scoring 2 and setting up one of their 4 second half goals.
I'm not sure what the rule is and it doesn't really matter as these grades are all in the name of development anyway. However as the Jets agreed to play U15's, U16's, and U18's squads in the three lower grades (17's,19's,23's) are they allowed to play players who are older than the agreed age group in those grades if they are still under the age limit of the actual competition rules. For example, can a Jets 15 year old turning 16 this year play in the U17's for the Jets or do all players who are playing for the Jets in that competition have to be U15, so turning maximum 15 this year?
As I said it at the end of the day it doesn't matter, but it was just an interesting question that I heard during the day that nobody seemed to know the answer to.