Weekly Times SuperCoach - SuperCoach Official Rules

SuperCoach Official Rules 

The SuperCoach game ("SuperCoach") is an online fantasy sports community. This web site ("Web Site") and SuperCoach are operated by Vapormedia Virtual Sports, a business unit of Vapormedia Pty Limited ACN 140 989 368 ("Vapormedia"), for The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Limited ACN 004 113 937 ("HWT") in association with News Limited companies publishing newspapers in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Northern Territory. By registering and participating, users agree to be bound by these rules and conditions.  

1. WHO MAY PLAY

Entry to SuperCoach is open to all residents of Australia. There is no minimum age limit, however any prizes that may be won by an entrant below the age of 18 will be awarded to their parent/legal guardian. The following entrants are welcome, however are not eligible to be awarded any prizes for participation in SuperCoach: (i) employees of, or contractors to, HWT, game sponsors or any of the agencies involved with this competition, (ii) members of the immediate family of such employees and contractors, and (iii) international participants who are not residents of Australia.  

SuperCoach is offered as a free game to all participants, and is not to be used in connection with any form of gambling or the promotion of gambling. All entrants and competition winners consent to the publication of their name and suburb of residence but request that their full address not be published, and agree to participate in reasonable promotional activities as requested by HWT. HWT reserves the right to limit the number of participants in SuperCoach at any time for any reason.  

2. TERM OF COMPETITION

SuperCoach will be conducted during the normal Australian Football League home and away season in 2011 ("AFL Season"). The competition period commences at 12:01AM AEDST on 01/02/11 and ends at 11:59PM AEST on 04/09/11.  

3. HOW TO ENTER

To enter, participants must first complete the online registration form on any of these web sites: www.heraldsun.com.au/supercoach, www.foxsports.com.au/supercoach, www.adelaidenow.com.au/supercoach, www.perthnow.com.au/supercoach, www.themercury.com.au/supercoach, www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/supercoach, www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/super, www.goldcoast.com.au/supercoach, www.ntnews.com.au/supercoach, www.couriermail.com.au/supercoach

There are no charges for registration and all games are absolutely free.

Once registered, participants receive their personalised home page, where they are required to:  

(a) Choose a nickname, which is also used as their team name;  

(b) Participate in the selection of a SuperCoach side;  

(c) Play and maintain the side in accordance with these official rules;  

(d) If they were invited to join a private league, enter the appropriate details to join that league (participants may create or join up to 5 private or public leagues with their single registration and team entry). The private league competition begins at the start of round 1 (with byes in rounds 4, 5, 6, 16 and 19) when leagues of 16 SuperCoach teams will be formed.  

From round 1 to round 20, each team in a private league will "play" every other team in that league once. The winner of each head-to-head battle is the team with the most SuperCoach points for that round.  

Teams will get 4 points for a win, 2 points for a tie and nothing for a loss. Then, during rounds 21-24, the top eight teams in a private league will go head-to-head in a finals series to determine the league Premier and the bottom 8 will also compete in a minor finals series.  

Private leagues can be joined in one of four ways:  

1) Participants can use the League page on the Web Site to create and name (up to five) private leagues that other players can be invited to join. If there are fewer than 16 teams in a private league, other teams will be automatically recruited to make up a 16-side league.

Players invited by another participant to join a private league will receive an invitation and link to the registration page for the SuperCoach game and once registered, will be automatically added to the league.  

2) Participants can accept an invitation from another SuperCoach player to join their private league using the league code that will be sent to them.  

3) Participants who elect to do neither of the above will be automatically entered into a 16-team public league.  

4) Participants who have indicated that they were born between the years of 1993 and 2005 and reside in Victoria may also join a specific Victorian School Group based on the school that they attend, via an option provided to them during the registration process. These participants must attend (and specify) a Victorian primary or secondary school. Participants will then be ranked based on their weekly, total and average SuperCoach score against other Participants from their school who are registered in their Victorian School Group. The average score for each participating school each round will be calculated for schools with 10 or more participants only, and will be based on the average individual scores of the top 80% of all entries based on the Participants' individual scoring.  

Participants can only enter SuperCoach once. Under no circumstances can participants enter two or more teams in SuperCoach.  

Any entry that fails to provide all required information may be disqualified. HWT assumes no responsibility for incomplete, late or misdirected entries, or entries received through impermissible or illegitimate channels or for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind. HWT reserves the right to disqualify any entrant submitting an entry which is not made in accordance with the terms of these official rules or who does not abide by the Web Site terms and conditions.  

In order to meet the minimum activity requirements for SuperCoach, participants must access their SuperCoach home page at least once every 30 days. Participants that fail to meet the minimum activity requirements may be disqualified at HWT's discretion.  

4. SCORING OF POINTS

Each participant chooses a squad of 33 players according to salary cap and positional restrictions described on this Web Site.  

Participants must choose a 33-man squad according to the following positional requirements:

• 10 backs
• 9 centres
• 4 rucks
• 10 forwards

Each week, participants choose 22 players whose contribution to a participant's SuperCoach score is based on the player's real-life performance in that week's AFL round as assessed by Champion Data Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 090641553.  

In addition to the 22 starting players, a participant can choose three emergencies who will not score unless they replace a starting player who did not play that round. If required, an emergency will be added to the starting 22 in the same position as the player he is replacing. If this isn't possible (i. e The position of the emergency doesn't match the position of the selected players who did not play that round), then no emergency score is added and if there are 2 emergencies available in any single position but only one is required, then the lowest scoring of the 2 is added.  

Points are only scored by players selected for each game/round. After selecting their starting 22 players, participants must choose a team captain who will score double points for the round. Participants may also choose a vice-captain, who will score double points for the round if the selected captain does not, for any reason, play that round.  

Players traded during the season do not get their aggregate points added or subtracted to the participant's total. Participants can replace members of their squad via the Trade page of this Web Site. Participants can make up to 24 trades per season with a maximum of 2 trades in any given round. Trades must be made prior to the commencement of the next round and will be subject to the participant's SuperCoach salary cap.

Player values can be found on the Player Draft, Team, Trade and Statistics pages of the Web Site.  

Scores are awarded to each of the 22 players in a participant's SuperCoach starting line-up as follows:  

How points are scored 

Players will also score bonus points for effective disposals, marks and other actions performed in critical parts of the ground, late in matches when the scores are close.  

5. SELECTION OF WINNERS

During the competition period there will be prizes awarded as follows:  

Weekly Winners - Each week following the completion of all AFL games for that week the participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the highest number of points for that week will be declared the weekly winner, provided that participants are only entitled to win the weekly prize once during the 2011 AFL season. Where a participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the highest number of points for that week has previously won the weekly prize the prize will be awarded to the participant whose SuperCoach team earned the next highest number of points in that week and who has not been a previous weekly winner. Weekly winners will be determined by Vapormedia at Suite 108, 9-11 Claremont Street, South Yarra VIC 3141, at 10:00AM AEST on the day after completion of each round of the AFL football season during the competition period.   

SuperRound Winner – At the completion of the AFL season the participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the highest number of points for a single week during the entire season will be declared the SuperRound winner. The SuperRound winner will be determined by Vapormedia at Suite 108, 9-11 Claremont Street, South Yarra VIC 3141 at 10:00AM AEST on 05/09/11. 

Competition Winner - At the completion of the AFL season the participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the highest number of points for the entire season will be declared the overall winner. The overall winner will be determined by Vapormedia at Suite 108, 9-11 Claremont Street, South Yarra VIC 3141 at 10:00AM AEST on 05/09/11.  

Victorian School Group Overall Winner - At the completion of the AFL season, the School that achieves the highest aggregate average score per round for the entire season will be declared the overall winner. In order to be eligible for the prize, the school must have at least 10 Participants who are confirmed to attend that school and must be located in Victoria. The average score for the school each round will be calculated for schools with 10 or more participants only, and will be based on the average individual scores of the top 80% of all entries based on the Participants' individual scoring each round. The Victorian School Group Overall Winner will be determined by Vapormedia at Suite 108, 9-11 Claremont Street, South Yarra VIC 3141 at 10:00AM AEST on 05/09/11.  

Website Prizes - Any participant who submitted their original SuperCoach registration through one of the

following websites, and who is a resident of the State/Territory corresponding to the relevant website as set out below (as at 05/09/11 and as determined by HWT in its sole discretion) (“Eligible Resident”), will be eligible to win a Website Prize:

www.adelaidenow.com.au/supercoach  (South Australian residents)

www.perthnow.com.au/supercoach  (Western Australian residents)

www.themercury.com.au/supercoach  (Tasmanian residents)

www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/supercoach  (Victorian residents); or

www.ntnews.com.au/supercoach   (Northern Territory residents). 

For each of the above websites, the participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the most points overall during the entire season (from all of the participants who registered through that website and who are Eligible Residents in relation to that website) will receive a Website Prize. The Website Prize winners will be determined by Vapormedia at Suite 108, 9-11 Claremont Street, South Yarra VIC 3141 at 10:00AM AEST on 05/09/11.  

The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.  

6. TIE-BREAKING

Weekly, SuperRound, Competition and Website Prize Winners - In the event of a tie, the participant with the highest average SuperCoach points score per round as displayed on the Web Site will be declared the winner. Should this fail to break the tie for weekly prizes or the SuperRound prize, the participant with the highest overall score will win. Where a tie cannot be resolved by any of the means above, the participant whose SuperCoach team was registered the earliest will win.  

Victorian School Group Overall Winner - In the event of a tie in relation to the Victorian School Group Overall Winner, the cash element of the Victorian School Group Overall Prize will be shared equally between the tied schools and each of the tied schools will receive the football clinic element of the Victorian School Group Overall Prize. For example, if two schools are tied with the same highest aggregate average score per round for the entire season, the cash element of the Victorian School Group Overall Prize will be divided by two and shared equally by the two schools and each of the two tied schools will receive the football clinic element.   

7. PRIZES

Weekly Prize - Each week following the completion of all AFL games for that week the participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the highest number of points for that week will be declared the weekly winner. The winner of each weekly prize will receive $1000 (one weekly prize will be awarded for each of the 24 rounds of the AFL season). Participants are only entitled to win the weekly prize once during the 2011 AFL season. Where a participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the highest number of points for that week has previously won the weekly prize the prize will be awarded to the participant whose SuperCoach team earned the next highest number of points in that week and who has not been a previous weekly winner.  

SuperRound Prize - At the completion of the AFL season the participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the highest number of points for a single week during the entire season will be declared the SuperRound winner. The SuperRound winner will receive a Holden Colorado LX RC 4x2 Dual Cab Utility (4-door, manual, 4 cylinder, 3.0 litre diesel model) including one years registration, one years compulsory third party insurance and delivery related dealer and statutory charges valued at up to $41,990 (inc GST) depending upon the winner’s location of residence. This prize does not include comprehensive insurance or any other accessories not specified, and the colour of the vehicle awarded will be at the discretion of the dealer. If the winner of this prize is under the age of 18 years as at the closing date of the promotion, this prize will be awarded to the winner’s parent or guardian. The winner or his or her parent or guardian (as the case may be) (“Deemed Winner”) is responsible for arranging their attendance at the premises of the dealer nominated by the Promoter to collect the vehicle. The Deemed Winner must provide all information and sign all documentation necessary to enable the Promoter to register the vehicle in the name of the Deemed Winner prior to collection. To be eligible to claim the vehicle, the Deemed Winner must be capable of obtaining registration of the vehicle in his or her name in accordance with the applicable legislation in the state or territory in which the vehicle is collected. If the Deemed Winner is, through any legal incapacity or otherwise unable to register the vehicle in his or her name then he or she may, notwithstanding any condition set out in these conditions of entry to the contrary, assign the vehicle to another person with legal capacity for the purpose of registration of the vehicle.  

Competition Prize - At the completion of the AFL season the participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the highest number of points for the entire season will be declared the overall winner. The winner will receive $50,000, plus $5,000 to be distributed to a local football club of the winner's choice.  

Victorian School Group Overall Prize - at the completion of the AFL season, the School that achieves the highest aggregate average score per round for the entire season (calculated as described in these rules) will receive $10,000 and a 2 hour football clinic with Shane Crawford for a maximum of 30 students (as determined by the winning school) at a time and at a location as agreed between the Promoter, Shane Crawford and the winning school between 12/09/11 and 26/11/11 (inclusive) or any other such period as agreed between the parties.  

Website Prize - For each of the websites specified in "Website Prizes" section above, the participant whose SuperCoach team has earned the most points overall during the entire season (from all of the participants who registered through that website and who are Eligible Residents in relation to that website) will receive a Website Prize. The Website Prizes are as follows:

• the www.adelaidenow.com.au/supercoach Website Prize is $5,000;
• the www.perthnow.com.au/supercoach Website Prize is $5,000;
• the www.themercury.com.au/supercoach Website Prize is $5,000;
• the www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/supercoach Website Prize is $5,000; and
• the www.ntnews.com.au/supercoach Website Prize is $1,000.

All prize items are valued inclusive of GST and HWT takes no responsibility for any variations in prize values. Where a prize is unavailable for any reason, the Promoter may substitute for that prize another item of equal or higher value as determined by the Promoter, subject to the approval of the gaming authorities in each state and territory, where required. Any taxes which may be payable as a consequence of a winner receiving a prize are the sole responsibility of the winners. A participant may only receive a maximum of one (1) weekly prize during the season.  

The total value of all prizes available to be won:

• in Victoria will be up to $135,990.00 (incl GST);
• in each of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania will be up to $125,990.00 (incl GST);
• in the Northern Territory will be up to $121,990.00 (incl GST); and
• in each of Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory will be up to $120,990.00 (incl GST).

8. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PUBLICATION

Each weekly prize winner will be notified by email, using the details provided in their entry, and the name and suburb of the weekly prize winner will be published on these Web Sites:

www.heraldsun.com.au/supercoach, www.foxsports.com.au/supercoach, www.adelaidenow.com.au/supercoach, www.perthnow.com.au/supercoach, www.themercury.com.au/supercoach, www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/supercoach,www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/supercoach, www.goldcoast.com.au/supercoach, www.ntnews.com.au/supercoach, www.couriermail.com.au/supercoach on the next Monday and published in the Australian on the next Wednesday following the completion of all AFL matches for that round. In the event of a Monday conclusion to the round, the weekly prize winner will be published on these web sites on the next Tuesday and published in The Australian on the next Thursday following the completion of the round.  

The SuperRound prize winner, overall prize winner, and website prize winners will be notified by email, using the details provided in their entry, and the name and suburb of the SuperRound prize winner, overall prize winner and website prize winners will be announced on the Web Sites above on 05/09/11 and will be published in The Australian on 07/09/11. HWT is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify prize winners.  

A representative of the Victorian School Group Overall Winner will be notified by email, and the name and suburb of the school that is the Victorian School Group Overall Winner will be announced on the Web Sites above on 05/09/11 and will be published in The Australian on 07/09/11.  

At 10:00AM AEDST on 05/12/11 at Suite 108, 9-11 Claremont Street, South Yarra VIC 3141, Vapormedia will distribute any prizes that have remained unclaimed to that date. In the event that a weekly prize is unclaimed, the weekly prize will be awarded to the participant whose SuperCoach team earned the second highest number of points for the week for which the weekly prize was unclaimed. In the event that the SuperRound prize is unclaimed, the SuperRound prize will be awarded to the participant whose SuperCoach team earned the second highest number of points for a single week during the entire season. In the event that the major prize is unclaimed, the major prize will be awarded to the participant whose SuperCoach team earned the second highest number of points for the entire season. In the event that a website prize is unclaimed, the relevant website prize will be awarded to the participant whose SuperCoach team earned the second highest number of points for the entire season (from all participants who registered through the relevant website and who are Eligible Residents in relation to that website). Winners' details will be published in The Australian on 07/12/11.  

9. TAX STATEMENT

HWT accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from the prize winnings. Independent financial advice should be sought. Where the operation of this competition results in, for GST purposes, supplies being made for non-monetary consideration, entrants agree to follow the Australian Taxation Office's stated view that where the parties are at arm's length, goods and services exchanged are of equal GST inclusive market value.  

10. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

To the extent permitted by law, HWT, any participating News Limited company and Vapormedia are not liable for any loss suffered or sustained to person or property and including, but not limited to, consequential (including economic) loss, by reason of any act or omission, deliberate or negligent, by HWT, any participating News Limited company, Vapormedia or their servants or agents, in connection with the arrangement for supply, or the supply or failure to supply, of any goods or services by any person to entrants or the prize winners. Each winner must sign and return any liability release provided by HWT and/or Vapormedia as a condition of any prize being awarded. Failure to return the signed releases will result in the entitlement to the prize being forfeited and the selection of another winner.  

Nothing in these official rules affects, nor is intended to affect, any rights a consumer might have which are not able to be excluded under applicable Australian consumer protection laws. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability of HWT or its servants or agents for breach of any such rights is limited to the supplying of the relevant goods or services again.  

11. GENERAL CONDITIONS

HWT, its employees, officers, agents, and its parent companies and subsidiaries, and any participating News Limited company, are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) any condition caused by events beyond the control of HWT that may cause the game to be disrupted or corrupted; (ii) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a prize, or from participation in the game or downloading material from this Web Site; or (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with SuperCoach.  

HWT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the competition, should virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond the control of HWT, in its sole opinion, corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of the game or to disqualify any entrant who engages in offensive, illegal or objectionable conduct. HWT reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.  

Participants will be given the option to link their SuperCoach team to their Facebook or Twitter accounts.  By choosing to link their SuperCoach team to their Facebook or Twitter accounts, participants accept that details relating to their SuperCoach team and their participation in SuperCoach may be made publicly available via Facebook or Twitter, and may be accessible for the general public to view.  Participants will also be given their option to invite their friends to participate in SuperCoach (including in order to compete in private leagues) via Facebook or Twitter.  Participants must ensure that they only send invitations to their friends who consent to receiving the invitation.  HWT will not be responsible if participants send invitations to any persons who do not consent to receiving an invitation. 

All entries become the property of HWT. HWT collects your personal information to assist us in providing the goods or services you have requested, to process your competition entries, and to improve our products and services. HWT is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. We or any of our Australian related companies may contact you by any means (including by SMS or e-mail) in the future to let you know about goods, services or promotions which may be of interest to you. We may also share your information with other persons or entities who assist us in providing our services or running competitions or with other companies who provide prizes for competitions or reader offers. This company is part of a global media and entertainment group. We would like to share your information with our related companies so that they can contact you with offers. By marking the "opt-in" boxes on the Web Site entry form you consent to the storage and use of your personal information by HWT, and any participating News Limited company, or Vapormedia or other connected entities for the marketing purposes as set out next to opt-in boxes and as detailed above. If you would like to access the personal information that HWT holds about you, please write to our Privacy Officer at: privacy@hwt.com.au, phone (03) 9292 2000 or fax (03) 9292 2101. Mail can be sent to the Privacy Officer, The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Limited, PO Box 14999, Melbourne Victoria 8001.  

The Promoter is The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Limited of 40 City Road, Southbank, VIC, 3006.  

Authorised under: NSW Permit No. LTPS/11/00764, ACT Permit No TP11/00326.