Hawks Families,

This Saturday 26^th March is the last round of the regular season, with finals set to start on Saturday 2^nd April.

Please note: Fixtures will hopefully be released Wednesday evenings for finals. 

The format within ladder positions has changed this season as we are only running 2 weeks of finals. The age groups that play finals remains the same.

FINALS FEES AND PAYMENTS

The EDJBA will return to the following measures for finals this year:

• Team Sheets – $45 per team 
• Door entry for players and spectators 12 and over – $3 each

Both of these will need to be paid in cash on the day. 

This was the format pre COVID, it has always been the case that your standard membership fees only cover the regular season cost. Not all teams play finals. 

We understand this is a nuisance, but all clubs at all venues will be requiring the door entry fee, and your team will need to bring cash and be ready to provide the $45 team sheet money to the designated official.

FINALS FORMAT

This season the FINALS FORMAT will be:

• Semi Finals – 2^nd April – 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3
• Grand Finals – 9^th April – Winners of Semi Finals play off

AGE GROUPS FORMATS:

AGE GROUP	A GRADE	B-D GRADE
8	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS
10	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS
12	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS
14	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS	TOP 4 ONLY
16	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS	TOP 4 ONLY
18	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS	TOP 4 ONLY
21	All teams play finals, TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS	TOP 4 ONLY

GRADES – FINALS STRUCTURES:

NUMBER TEAMS IN GRADE	FINALS FORMAT	SEMI FINAL 1	SEMI FINAL 2	GRANDFINALS
8	TOP 4	1 vs 4	2 vs 3	Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
BOTTOM 4	5 vs 8	6 vs 7	Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
7	TOP 4	1 vs 4	2 vs 3	Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
BOTTOM 3	5 – BYE	6 vs 7	5 vs Winner SF2
6	TOP 3	1 – BYE	2 vs 3	1 vs Winner SF2
BOTTOM 3	4 – BYE	5 vs 6	4 vs Winner SF2

TEAM MANAGERS – if your team is playing finals, can you please work out how much each player needs to contribute based on your number of players, and please be ready to manage this process for the 2 weeks of the finals. 

If the situation changes, we will advise, but as a club, there is nothing we can do about this, other than to give you plenty of notice.

Good luck for the final round of the season, and good luck to all of the teams that will qualify for finals.

Regards

Banyule Hawks Committee